World Summit for Social Development: implications for statistics

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Church, Jenny

Affiliations: CSO, P.O. Box 1333, Millbank, London SW1P 4QQ, UK

Abstract: This paper was prepared for the 28th session of the UN Statistical Commission, held in February 1995. Its aim was to spark discussion of how the international statistical community should respond to the challenges for better social statistics which are implicit in the Declaration of the World Summit on Social Development, held in March 1995. As a discussion paper, it does not provide solutions but suggests a number of key areas for international action, such as the development of time use survey methodology and of guidelines on the collection of attitudinal data.

DOI: 10.3233/SJU-1996-13103

Journal: Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 17-23, 1996