Society at a Glance 2016
OECD Social Indicators
This is the eighth edition of Society at a Glance, the biennial OECD overview of social indicators. This report addresses the growing demand for quantitative evidence on social well-being and its trends. It updates some indicators included in the previous editions published since 2001 and introduces several new ones, with 25 indicators in total. It includes data for the 35 OECD member countries and where available data for key partners (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa); other G20 countries (Argentina and Saudi Arabia) are also included. The report features a special chapter on the NEET challenge and what can be done for jobless and disengaged youth. It also provides a guide to help readers in understanding the structure of OECD social indicators. All indicators are available as a web book and an e-book on OECD iLibrary.
Income inequality
Income inequality is an indicator of how material resources are distributed across society. Some people consider that high levels of income inequality are morally undesirable; others regard income inequality as harmful for social cohesion. Beyond its impact on social cohesion, growing inequality can also be harmful for long-term growth and harms opportunities. Often the policy concern is focussed more on the direction of change of inequality, rather than its level.
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