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Measurability of Social Development Reflections on the Applicability of Social Progress Indices with Reference to Brexit
Measurability of Social Development Reflections on the Applicability of Social Progress Indices with Reference to Brexit

Author(s): János Ivanyos, Éva Sándor-Kriszt
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Sociology
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: economic development; purchasing power parity; GDP; Social Progress Index; country-level comparison; EU regional policy;

Summary/Abstract: The question is how the global and local economic actors’ innovation-based local social and environmental objectives and results can modify the social cohesion strategies, how the disparities in economic and social development can be measured and evaluated at regional level in addition to a comparison across countries. We have seen that any one indicator in itself is not enough since it does not provide sufficient explanation for either the development disparities or their reasons. Anyway, in addition to GDP per capita, it is worth applying – and it is important to apply – such indicators as SPI and Well-Being, and various indices of social progress.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 5-24
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English