Statistics, Knowledge and Policy 2007 : Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies.

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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 better. But we now recognize that it isn't quite as simple as that. Access to accurate information is vital when we come to judge our politicians and hold them accountable. But access to a comprehensive and intelligible portrait of that most important of questions - whether or not life has got and.  Read more... Preliminaries Foreword Acknowledgements Table of Contents Introduction Measuring Progress: Does it Make a Difference for Policy Making and Democracy? Measuring Progress and Political Processes to Foster Progress Accountability and Civic Engagement Measuring Progress: People's Perceptions and Knowledge Subjective Measures of Well-being Challenges for National Statistical Offices Measuring Progress: Economic, Social and Environmental Issues Gender: A Key Dimension of Societal Progress Measuring Societal Progress for Local Communities.