How's Life in the Province of Córdoba, Argentina?

Description

This report assesses well-being in the four largest urban agglomerations of the province of Córdoba and provides policy recommendations to strengthen regional development practices, and ultimately improve people's well-being. Using around 30 statistical indicators, the report analyses the performance of Córdoba's agglomerations in 12 well-being dimensions in comparison with 391 regions of 36 OECD countries and 98 regions of Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Costa Rica. The report also documents the well-being inequalities between Córdoba's four agglomerations and suggests three priorities areas which the province should focus on to tackle well-being challenges: i) Ensure that well-being indicators guide future decision-making; ii) Continue strengthening and modernising the provincial statistical system to expand the evidence-base; and, iii) Strengthen governance arrangements for more effective, efficient and inclusive regional development policy outcomes. Foreword Acknowledgements Abbreviations and acronyms Executive summary Chapter 1. Why measure well-being in Cordoba? Introduction: Why measure regional well-being? Advantages of regional well-being metrics The OECD’s regional well-being framework Roles and responsibilities for well-being policies in the province of Córdoba Well-being responsibilities between levels of government Provincial spending on well-being policy areas Income generation Governance of well-being statistics and metrics Well-being Survey 2018 Demand and need for well-being data in Córdoba Approximate data for policy and programme design Insufficient policy monitoring and evaluation Asymmetry of data availability in the province’s urban and rural areas Design of the 2018 Well-being Survey Conclusion Note References Chapter 2. Overview of regional well-being in Córdoba Introduction: Indicators for measuring well-being General overview of well-being in the Córdoba agglomerations Income Housing Jobs Education Work-life balance Health Access to services Security Environment Civic engagement and governance Community and social support Life satisfaction Composite indicators for each well-being dimension Notes References Chapter 3. Well-being indicators for regional development Introduction: Well-being in the Córdoba agglomerations Strengths and challenges of the Córdoba agglomerations Disparities in well-being between Córdoba agglomerations Material living conditions Quality of life Priority areas for enhancing well-being Use of well-being indicators to strengthen Córdoba’s regional sustainable development strategy Linking the well-being indicators with regional development goals Remarks Areas for improvement Action Managing complementarities between different well-being dimensions Remarks Areas for improvement Action Linking social programmes to well-being indicators Remarks Areas for improvement Action Setting priorities for public investment with well-being indicators Remarks Areas for improvement Action Advancing the statistical agenda Expanding the Well-being Survey Remarks Areas for improvement Action Administrative records Remarks Areas for improvement Action Córdoba’s provincial government should advance the creation of a single system for social programme beneficiaries that helps cross-reference data from the various ministries, agencies and even non-government organisations. In this sense, Law 9662 aim... Open data Remarks Areas for improvement Action Improving governance to foster regional development Operational implementation of social programmes Remarks Areas for improvement Action Provincial-municipal cooperation Remarks Areas for improvement Action Cooperation in metropolitan areas Remarks Areas for improvement Action Ensuring the well-being framework cuts across policy cycles Remarks Areas for improvement Action Policy recommendations Note References