Measuring the social impact of population trends and development : report of an expert group meeting

Abstract

The meeting brought together experts from ESCAP member and associat member countries to exchange views and experiences in the area of social indicators. The conclusion reached by this group was that social indicators would be most useful for planning purposes if better techniques of analysis are developed which will alow an improved examination of the determinants of interaction among various social phenomena. The report summarizes the discussions at the meeting; the paper "Social indicators: definition, purposes and development" is included as an annex.