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This paper presents an initial attempt to answer the question: how can statistical indicators that define “the good life” and well-being be used to connect communities of diverse sizes, in order to build solidarity while embracing diversity? Using approaches and structures of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing System, the Community Indicators Consortium and the National Neighborhood Network of Canada, the author defines 12 qualities that indicators of well-being must possess to be effective. The author also identifies 21 critical issues that must be addressed in order to assemble a set of indicators or indexes that are coherent and comprehensive. Finally, a multi-level nesting of indicators is presented, starting with the individual and ending with the world community.
Michalos, A.C.: 2008. Connecting communities with community indicators. In O.E.C.D. Statistics, Knowledge and Policy 2007: Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies, (pp. 133–146). Paris: O.E.C.D. © OECD 2008.
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Michalos, A.C. (2017). Connecting Communities with Community Indicators. In: Development of Quality of Life Theory and Its Instruments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51149-8_11
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