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Posted By: BenWarner
Posted On: Oct 14, 2008
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The Institute for Innovation in Social Policy has released its latest report on social indicators, The Social Health of the States 2008 . Here's how they describe the report: To assess the social health of each of the fifty states, this document combines in a single measure each...... [view]
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Posted By: BenWarner
Posted On: Oct 9, 2008
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Last fall I live-blogged from the Beyond GDP conference in Brussels, where we looked at how the world could move forward on new ways of measuring progress that included indicators of environmental sustainability and social well-being. Here's information about a follow-up conference that...... [view]
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Posted By: BenWarner
Posted On: May 8, 2008
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I ran across this blog post about an upcoming track at an international conference I thought you might be interested in. The International Sociological Association has created a working group on social indicators, and in Barcelona, September 5 – 8, 2008 they'll present a conference track...... [view]
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Posted By: BenWarner
Posted On: Feb 26, 2008
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You're probably familiar with the work that Clifford Cobb and Craig Rixford did while over at Redefining Progress . Ten years ago, they published Lessons Learned from the History of Social Indicators (PDF) that did a great job of summarizing what we knew. The lessons are still highly...... [view]
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Posted By: BenWarner
Posted On: Feb 14, 2008
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Last year, we talked about Michael Kruse's series on social indicators . He's now launching his American Social Indicators, 2007 , and you may be interested in what he has to say. The question he asks is, "Is America in decline?" He describes his methodology thusly : I'm going to look at...... [view]
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Posted By: BenWarner
Posted On: Feb 12, 2008
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Today seems like a good day to look around and see what other people are saying about indicators. A quick blog scan shows the following: Nancy Kress looks at quality of life indicators , their relationship to oil consumption, and whether we are surprised by the correlations. The United...... [view]
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Posted By: BenWarner
Posted On: Nov 14, 2007
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Here's a call for papers, courtesy of the ISQOLS listserve. If you're interested in subscribing to the listserve, the information is provided below. Dear Colleagues, Today I'd like to draw your attention to the next activity of the ISA - Working Group "Social Indicators", which will be part...... [view]
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Posted By: BenWarner
Posted On: Oct 7, 2007
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In India, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry heard that social indicators eclipse India's economic growth . The President of the Papua New Guinea Chamber of Commerce called out the government , saying “We need to improve our social indicators … and we have to make...... [view]
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Posted By: BenWarner
Posted On: Oct 7, 2007
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I think we understand that a one-dimensional look at "progress" through the lens of economic development doesn't serve us well. In a recent article on happiness and wealth, Michael Rustin argues for a greater focus on well-being. In the article, titled "What's Wrong with Happiness,"...... [view]
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Posted By: BenWarner
Posted On: Sep 12, 2007
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released the Australian Social Trends, 2007 , a collection of social indicators for the good folk down under. The list of indicators they include are: Population: Recent increases in Australia's fertility International fertility comparison...... [view]
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Posted By: BenWarner
Posted On: Sep 5, 2007
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Last fall I had an opportunity to spend some time with Lars Osberg at a conference put on by PEKEA . The conversation about indicators of social progress was energetic and productive, which was readily apparent even though most of it was in French . I bring this up to pass on the exciting...... [view]
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