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Source Contact person/organisation Contact person/organisation Data source(s) used Data source(s) usedMost of the data in Government at a Glance have been compiled by the OECD. However, data are also drawn from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Eurostat. More information can be found in the in the Introduction and in the Readers's guide of the Government at a Glance publication.
Data Characteristics Data Characteristics Other data characteristics Other data characteristicsGovernment at a Glance provides a dashboard of indicators assembled to help decision makers and the public analyse and benchmark governments across OECD members and partner countries.
This database represents a selection of indicators as presented in the 2015 edition of the Government at a Glance publication. The Introduction of the overall Government at a Glance publication, describes its objective, framework and the structure by chapters, as well as the changes compared to the previous 2013 edition and the future challenges.
In this post-crisis period, governments in OECD countries continue to play an active role in the economy while undertaking major reforms to increase value for money and improve the access and quality of public services. The set of indicators presented in Government at a Glance 2015 edition provides countries with solid evidence to support the design and implementation of public sector reforms and good practices. It presents indicators on the entire production chain of government, including resources (financial and human), practices and procedures and key trends in performance and results. The opening chapter offers some general policy insights emerging from the data presented in the publication.
Further information on Government at a Glance 2015 edition, which include also the publication of qualitative data via a dedicated web platform as well as Country fact sheets (i.e. key data by country) and Country contextual notes (i.e. key features of the political and administrative structures by country), can be found at:
Concepts & Classifications Concepts & Classifications Classification(s) used Classification(s) usedGovernment at a Glance indicators use, in principle, a common set of concepts, definitions and classifications according to the different subjects. This is done by the use of international frameworks, and its compilation procedures, such as the pillars SNA (System of National Accounts), the ILO definitions and classifications and the UN COFOG. In addition, in some indicators OECD instruments have been established regarding for example the Regulatory governance (Principles for Regulatory Quality and Performance), Public Procurement (Principles for Integrity in Public Procurement) and Budgetary institutional features in terms of Public-Private Partnerships (Principles for Public governance of PPPs). Proper metadata and references are shown alongside with the indicators in the publication.
Most of the data in Government at a Glance have been compiled by the OECD. However, data are also drawn from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Eurostat. More information can be found in the in the Introduction and in the Readers's guide of the Government at a Glance publication.
Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of indicators assembled to help decision makers and the public analyse and benchmark governments across OECD members and partner countries.
This database represents a selection of indicators as presented in the 2015 edition of the Government at a Glance publication. The Introduction of the overall Government at a Glance publication, describes its objective, framework and the structure by chapters, as well as the changes compared to the previous 2013 edition and the future challenges.
In this post-crisis period, governments in OECD countries continue to play an active role in the economy while undertaking major reforms to increase value for money and improve the access and quality of public services. The set of indicators presented in Government at a Glance 2015 edition provides countries with solid evidence to support the design and implementation of public sector reforms and good practices. It presents indicators on the entire production chain of government, including resources (financial and human), practices and procedures and key trends in performance and results. The opening chapter offers some general policy insights emerging from the data presented in the publication.
Further information on Government at a Glance 2015 edition, which include also the publication of qualitative data via a dedicated web platform as well as Country fact sheets (i.e. key data by country) and Country contextual notes (i.e. key features of the political and administrative structures by country), can be found at:
Government at a Glance indicators use, in principle, a common set of concepts, definitions and classifications according to the different subjects. This is done by the use of international frameworks, and its compilation procedures, such as the pillars SNA (System of National Accounts), the ILO definitions and classifications and the UN COFOG. In addition, in some indicators OECD instruments have been established regarding for example the Regulatory governance (Principles for Regulatory Quality and Performance), Public Procurement (Principles for Integrity in Public Procurement) and Budgetary institutional features in terms of Public-Private Partnerships (Principles for Public governance of PPPs). Proper metadata and references are shown alongside with the indicators in the publication.