Statistics, knowledge and policy 2007 : measuring and fostering the progress of societies

Statistics, knowledge and policy 2007 measuring and fostering the progress of societies

Is life getting better? Are our societies making progress? Indeed, what does “progress” mean to the world’s citizens? For a good portion of the 20th century there was an implicit assumption that economic growth was synonymous with progress: an assumption that a growing GDP meant life must be getting...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Devlet Planlama Teskilat (Turkey), Turkiye Istatistik Kurumu
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD 2008.
Subjects:
Policy sciences > Methodology > Congresses.
Statistics > Evaluation > Congresses.
Statistics > Standards > Congresses.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705395606719
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Measuring progress : does it make a difference for policy making and democracy?
  • pt. 2. Measuring progress and political processes to foster progress
  • pt. 3. Accountability and civic engagement
  • pt. 4. Measuring progress : people's perceptions and knowledge
  • pt. 5. Subjective measures of well-being
  • pt. 6. Challenges for national statistical offices
  • pt. 7. Measuring progress : economic, social and environmental issues
  • pt. 8. Gender : a key dimension of social progress
  • pt. 9. Measuring societal progress for local communities
  • pt. 10. Using indicators to make governments accountable.

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