Understanding the (non-)Use of Societal Wellbeing Indicators in National Policy Development: What Can We Learn from Civil Servants? A UK Case Study
Understanding the (non-)Use of Societal Wellbeing Indicators in National Policy Development: What Can We Learn from Civil Servants? A UK Case Study
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10.1007/s11205-020-02358-z
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发表时间：
2020-03
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3.1
通讯作者：
Christine Corlet Walker;A. Druckman;Claudio Cattaneo
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作者：
Christine Corlet Walker;A. Druckman;Claudio Cattaneo
在政策制定过程中，国内生产总值经常被用作社会福祉的指标。然而，它在这方面的缺点是有据可查的，并且已经开发了许多替代指标集。尽管如此，有限的证据表明在与社会福祉相关的政策领域工作的人们广泛使用这些替代指标集。公务员是重要的指标最终用户群体。 更好地理解他们对衡量社会福祉的看法可以支持更广泛的讨论，讨论哪些因素决定指标的使用和对政策决策的影响。以英国为例，我们问英国公务员对于衡量社会福祉有何看法？为了回答这个问题，我们使用了引导 Q 方法，采访了 20 名公务员，以征求他们对衡量社会福祉的看法。我们的分析中出现了三种不同的论述：一种是担心决策过程中忽视自然资本、社会资本和人力资本的后果；另一种是担心在决策过程中忽视自然资本、社会资本和人力资本的后果；另一种是担心决策过程中忽视自然资本、社会资本和人力资本的后果。强调机会和自主权是福祉的关键决定因素；另一项重点关注衡量社会福祉的技术方面。这些论述都对我们将社会福祉纳入政策制定的方式产生直接影响，并强调了将最终用户纳入指标制定和战略的潜在好处。
Gross Domestic Product is often used as a proxy for societal well-being in the context of policy development. Its shortcomings in this context are, however, well documented, and numerous alternative indicator sets have been developed. Despite this, there is limited evidence of widespread use of these alternative indicator sets by people working in policy areas relevant to societal wellbeing. Civil servants are an important group of indicator end-users. Better understanding their views concerning measuring societal wellbeing can support wider discussions about what factors determine indicator use and influence in policy decision-making. Taking the UK as a case study, we ask what views exist among civil servants in the UK about measuring societal well-being? To answer this question, we used a bootstrapped Q methodology, interviewing 20 civil servants to elicit their views about measuring societal well-being. Three distinct discourses emerged from our analysis: one that was concerned about the consequences of ignoring natural, social and human capital in decision making; one that emphasised opportunity and autonomy as key determinants of well-being; and one that focused on the technical aspects of measuring societal well-being. Each of these discourses has direct implications for the way that we integrate societal wellbeing into policy making and highlights the potential benefits of including end-users in indicator development and strategy.