Social indicators and social development

This paper concerns the use of social indicators to improve social development and the happiness of populations. A distinction will be drawn between the traditional indicators of wealth and health and the new subjective social indicators. These latter measures concern the subjective side of life quality, or happiness, which in contemporary science is more commonly referred to as subjective wellbeing (SWB). The SWB construct is described within the theoretical context of SWB homeostasis. This is a proposed management system which has the role of maintaining a positive view of the self. It will be described how the homeostatic system can be challenged by hardship and defended by a variety of resources. Recommended forms of SWB measurement will be considered. It is concluded that both objective and subjective social indicators should be consulted by policy makers in order to plan the most effective initiatives to enhance population wellbeing.

La participación popular y los principios de desarrollo de la comunidad en el desarrollo económico y social = Popular participation and principles of community development in relation to the acceleration of economic and social development

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La formación de recursos humanos en el desarrollo económico y social de América Latina = The training of human resources in the economic and social development of Latin America

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Culture, discourse (self-expression) and social development in the Caribbean

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Desarrollo económico y social y las relaciones externas de América Latina = Economic and social development and external relations of Latin America

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Desarrollo económico y social y las relaciones económicas externas de América Latina = Economic and social development and the external economic relations of Latin America

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Latin American development and the international economic situation: second regional appraisal of the international development strategy, part 3: indicators of economic and social development in Latin America

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