considers the public's understanding of the relationship between economic and social well-being, and the linkages between the … social role. The analysis in the chapter is based on data from quantitative survey and evidence from qualitative focus group …

survey of the literature on the impact of social capital on both the economy or economic performance and well-being. This … latter term is closely related to the concept of social progress used in this volume. He begins by defining social capital as … the networks and norms that facilitate cooperative activities within groups (bonding social capital) and between groups …

measuring social progress. As he highlights in his introduction, while much had been made of the fact that Canada in 2000 earned …, "social progress" in a liberal society must be measured in the "enabling" sense that a society progresses when it enables more … constructing a measure of the attainment of social and economic rights are discussed and several quantitative indices of social …

narrow social inequality. While accepting that such benefits have flowed in the past, Heath argues that in the last 25 years …

indexes of economic and social well-being. This reflects growing recognition of the important role macro-indicators can play … as a tool for evaluating trends in and levels of economic and social development and for assessing the impact of policy …-indicators that give an assessment of economic, labour market and social conditions or states of well-being. The report provides an …

, social, and cultural levels. The compilation includes a combination of quantitative and qualitative and objective and …

This paper explores the linkages between productivity and social development from the perspective of synthesizing the … exploring the linkages between productivity and social well-being involving researchers from around the world and culminating in … the edited volume Toward a Social Understanding of Productivity. Contributions discuss both linkages from productivity to …