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New edition of Social Indicators in Brazil contributes to the building of public policies

September 18, 2017 09h00 AM | Last Updated: September 22, 2017 01h34 PM

The book Social Indicators in Brazil – concepts, data source and applications, by professor Paulo Jannuzzi, from the National School of Statistical Sciences (ENCE) is now being relaunched, fifteen years after its first release. A reference in the field of sociology and statistics, the book, mainly aimed at an audience of researchers, journalists and manager of public policies, deals with the construction of social indicators, such as birth rates, life expectancy at birth, doctors per one thousand inhabitants, illiteracy rate and unemployment rate.

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Professor Paulo Jannuzzi, from the National School of Statistical Sciences (ENCE) has relaunched his book on social indicators

 

Jannuzzi explains that the revision and update of the book has considered the social changes occurred in Brazil, that is, the need of creating new indicators to portray reality. According to the professor, “the indicators provide a more standardized view of reality from time to time, and comparisons among Major Regions.  As concrete figures, they allow us to make comparisons in time”.

The book has four chapters, each one subdivided into topics. The first one brings a discussion about the basic concepts and the definition of social indicators; the second mentions and explains some of the IBGE surveys designed for social indicator; the third chapter discusses the main indicators and their application in social politics. The innovation of this edition is chapter four, entirely focused on the relationship between the indicators and the construction of public policies. The analyses are illustrated with infographics that explain the topics approached.   

Jannuzzi mentions the importance of the use of indicators by society: “Social indicators are considered meritorious public goods. Their use by a given group does not prevent the use by others. In fact, the more public-directed the goods are, the more welfare they will promote”.

Text: Marina Cardoso, sob supervisão de Adriana Saraiva
Image: Pedro Vidal
Photograph: Marina Cardoso, Pedro Vidal



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