This volume discusses the many recent significant developments, and identifies important problems, in the field of social indicators. In the last ten years the

Indicators are more and more applied to describe and analyze complex systems. Typical examples: Innovation potential of nations, child-well being, Environmental

What is complexity? What are the characteristics of a complex system? What does it mean to measure? How to develop an efficient tool for measuring socio-economi

Exploring the modern approach to the economics of happiness, which came about with the Easterlin Paradox, this book analyses and assesses the idea that as a cou

In this open access book, the editors explicitly address the issue of measuring gender equality. The book introduces readers to basic concepts of gender equalit