Indices and indicators in development : an unhealthy obsession with numbers

Stephen Morse

The use of numbers to condense complex systems into easily digested 'bites' of information is very much in fashion. At one level they are intended to enhance transparency accountability and local democracy while at another they provide a means of enhancing performance. However all indicators suffer from the same basic problem that ironically is also their biggest advantage - condensing something highly complex into a few simple numbers. Love them or hate them there is no denying that people use indicators to make decisions. Indices and Indicators explores the use of indicators within the field

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Morse, Stephen
Publisher:	London [u.a.] : Earthscan
Subject:	Wirtschaftsindikator \| Economic indicator \| Sozialer Indikator \| Social indicator \| Entwicklungsindikator \| Development indicator \| Indexberechnung \| Index construction \| Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Simplifying Complexity: Why Do We Need Indicators?Indicators and league tablesModernist developmentModernization to dependencyNeopopulism, neoliberalism and anti-developmentSustainable developmentIndicators of developmentDevelopment Indicators: EconomicsEconomic activity: The Gross Domestic ProductProblems with the Gross Domestic ProductGross National Product and other indicatorsGross Domestic Product and consumptionDevelopment Indicators: PovertyHeadcount RatioIncome Gap RatioPoverty Gap IndexIncome inequalityIntegrating Development IndicatorsHuman developmentBirth of the Human Development IndexCalculating the Human Development IndexThe 'HDI' family of human development indicesCritiques of the Human Development IndexThe Precarious Art of Simplifying ComplexityIndicators of sustainable developmentEnvironmental Sustainability IndexCorruption and human developmentTaking Care with Development IndicatorsIs the Human Development Index used by anyone?Interpreting indices: Over-reduction?Development indices and policyA Comparative IndicatorologySome meetings in ItalyPeople's indicatorsSense, fondness or obsession?Factor analysis: a brief introduction.
ISBN:	978-1-84977-171-9 ; 978-1-84407-012-1 ; 978-1-84407-011-4
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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