1st Edition
Indices and Indicators in Development An Unhealthy Obsession with Numbers
By Stephen Morse
Copyright 2005
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Preface * Simplifying Complexity: Why Do We Need Indicators? * Development Indicators: Economics * Development Indicators: Poverty * Integrating Development Indicators * The Precarious Art of Simplifying Complexity * Taking Care with Development Indicators * A Comparative Indicatorology * Notes * References * Appendix 1: Factor Analysis: a Brief Introduction * Index
Biography
Stephen Morse is Reader in Development Studies at the University of Reading and co-author of Sustainability Indicators (1999) and Measuring Sustainability (2003).
