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We have long sought to employ social indicators to measure the condition of society and of subpopulations of interest (Hauser et al., 1997; Miringoff, 1993; Miringoff et al., 1999). In recent years, however, developing and using social indicators in ways that substantively shape public policies has emerged as a seminal interest and challenge. Motivating this interest are several concurrent reform movements that, in turn, are reshaping the way human services are organized and delivered in the United States.
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CORBETT, T. (2006). The Role of Social Indicators in an Era of Human Service Reform in the United States. In: Ben-Arieh, A., Goerge, R.M. (eds) Indicators of Children’s Well Being. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4242-6_1
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