Statistics, knowledge and policy
Subtitle: key indicators to inform decision making.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 644
ISBN-13: 9789264009004
Subjects: Policy sciences -- Methodology -- Congresses.; Statistics -- Evaluation -- Congresses.; Statistics -- Standards -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Key indicators to inform decision making
Description: This publication contains the proceedings of the World Forum on Key Indicators held in Palermo in November 2004. In it, statisticians from governmental statistical offices, international organizations, and academia explain why indicator systems are useful and how statistics can be used, how to implement systems related to different kinds of statistics, and what systems are already in place. This conference was the first coordinated world wide effort to study the development and implications of large-scale systems of public information for developed countries.--Publisher's description
Notes: "Proceedings of the OECD Forum 'Statistics, knowledge and policy : world forum on key indicators' November 2004."--p. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Available both in print and online.
Table of contents: title: Keynote speeches; title: National case studies; title: Improving economic indicators; title: Measuring the environment; title: Statistics for society; title: The information society : measurement issues and the impact on policy making; title: Measuring the effectiveness of public services; title: Regional indicators and fund allocation; title: Planning for the future; title: Indicators and benchmarking; title: Cross-country comparisons; title: Politics and statistics; title: The role of central banks; title: The role of civil society; title: Making governments accountable; title: Advocacy, numeracy and the role of media; title: Workshops.