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With the right development policies, regional economies can boost national growth. Comparing and improving a region’s competitiveness in the global arena requires sound statistics and data, but such information is often limited and difficult to compare across countries. Regions at a Glance aims to respond to this need. It is a unique source of information for policy makers, researchers and citizens illustrating, with the use of graphs and maps drawn from the OECD Regional Database, trends and differences among OECD regions on demography, economics, employment, education, health care, environmental outputs and knowledge based activities.
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International comparisons of economies and societies tend to be undertaken at the country level; statistics refer to gross national product, for example, while health and education levels tend similarly to be measured and debated in national terms. However, economic performance and social indicators can vary within countries every bit as much as they do between countries – think of the contrast between the north and the south of Italy, the dynamism of Silicon Valley and the stagnation of the “Rust Belt” in the United States, or highly urbanised London and the rural Shetland Islands. Understanding the differences and similarities in regional economic structures is essential for designing effective strategies which improve regional competitiveness and in turn increase national growth.
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