Political Questions about Social Indicators

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ID3446408
AuthorsPeter J Henriot (Seattle University, corresponding author)
Year1970
Volume23
Issue2
Pages235-255
Publication date1970-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Western Political Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0043-4078 • E-ISSN: 2325-8675
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/106591297002300201
OpenAlexW2335244867
LanguageEN
Citations received21

combustion machine. It does not itself make the process work, but without it there is considerable wasted effort, misdirected motion, and eventual breakdown. We are not surprised to note, then, that in recent years multiple attempts have been made to improve the output of the decision-making process by upgrading the quality of available pertinent information. This is particularly true in the United States in efforts to meet the needs of the cities. Amidst mounting urban problems and increasing governmental involvement, there is an on-going development of sophisticated means to rationalize the decision-making process. Central among these means is the generation and utilization of indicators. Social indicators, quantitative data that serve as indexes to socially important conditions of the society,'I have become a topic of widespread interest recently among politicians, administrators, and academicians. Proposals for drawing up social accounts and presenting social reports are heard in many circles today

Political science · Politics · Sociology · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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