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Publication Date: 2006-Oct
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Connecting Knowledge and Policy: The Promise of Community Indicators in the United States
Dluhy, Milan; Swartz, Nicholas
Social Indicators Research, v79 n1 p1-23 Oct 2006
There are over 200 identified community based indicator projects in the United States. This paper reviews the factors that contribute to the success and failure of community indicator projects and discusses the types of desired outcomes that communities are trying to achieve. Both organizational and political factors contributing to the success of community indicators projects are discussed. Appendices include information on many of the community indicator projects in the United States. Advice for communities seeking to launch an indicator project are outlined.
Descriptors: Public Policy, Community Programs, Quality of Life, Community Development, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Benchmarking
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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