THE OECD has unveiled a new interactive index that will let people measure
and compare their lives in a way that goes beyond traditional GDP
numbers.
Called Your Better Life Index, the tool is part of a larger OECD
Better Life Initiative that measures well-being and progress. The index allows
citizens to compare lives across 34 countries, based on 11 dimensions - housing,
income, jobs, community, education, environment, governance, health, life
satisfaction, safety and work-life balance - giving their own weight to each of
the dimensions.
The index is being launched as part of the OECD’s 50th
Anniversary Forum and ministerial meeting in Paris, known as “OECD
Week”.
Created in 1961 to succeed the Marshall Plan and promote economic
cooperation and growth, the OECD has become the house of best practices in
public policies.
The OECD’s 50th Anniversary Forum and Ministerial
Council meeting (24-26 May in Paris) bring together world leaders, policy makers
and stakeholders from OECD countries and emerging economies to discuss issues
such as: new sources of economic growth and jobs; gender equity; rising food and
energy prices; and global development.
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