Thursday 25 September 2014

SOCIAL INDICATORS OF DEVELOPMENT

SOCIAL INDICATORS OF DEVELOPMENT
An Indicator is a measure that describes the important features of a large system. Indicators shows "progress" when social circumstances have really changed. Generally social indicators perform one or more of three functions, providing a basis for information for decision making, monitoring and evaluating policies, and/or searching for a common good and deciding how to reach it. Social indices of development   is a forms of evidence that help assessment of present position and future directions.
The social indicators  for each country including:
F The size, growth of the country
F  The structure of population
F  The education and illiteracy
F Standard of leaving of people
F The quantity of natural resources available.
F The rate of  income and poverty
F The rate of expenditure on food, housing, fuel and power, transport and communication
F Investment in medical care and education, water and sanitation ,diseases.
F The employment opportunity available,
F Environment and sustainability .
Each of these indicators is broken into several subcategories.


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