ROY CARR-HILL is Reader in Medical and Social Statistics at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York. In addition, he is a part-time Research Professor in Education in Developing Countries at the Institute of Education, University of London. His main research interests are in inequalities in health, measurement of outcomes, resource allocation across the social sectors, adult literacy and basic education in Africa.JOHN LINTOTT is Senior Lecturer in Economics at South Bank University, London. His main research interests are social and economic statistics and ecological economics.

• List of Tables List of Figures Preface Introduction: The Purpose and Structure of the Book PART I: THREE MAJOR UNSOLVED PROBLEMS Ecological Impacts and Risks The Employment Problems PART II: TOWARDS A SOLUTION BASED ON WELFARE Moving Away from Growth Only: A Conceptual Framework Orders of Magnitude of Change A First Selected Set of Social Performance/Progress Indicators The Fourth Way in Practice: What Can Be Done Index

ROY CARR-HILL is Reader in Medical and Social Statistics at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York. In addition, he is a part-time Research Professor in Education in Developing Countries at the Institute of Education, University of London. His main research interests are in inequalities in health, measurement of outcomes, resource allocation across the social sectors, adult literacy and basic education in Africa.JOHN LINTOTT is Senior Lecturer in Economics at South Bank University, London. His main research interests are social and economic statistics and ecological economics.

• List of Tables List of Figures Preface Introduction: The Purpose and Structure of the Book PART I: THREE MAJOR UNSOLVED PROBLEMS Ecological Impacts and Risks The Employment Problems PART II: TOWARDS A SOLUTION BASED ON WELFARE Moving Away from Growth Only: A Conceptual Framework Orders of Magnitude of Change A First Selected Set of Social Performance/Progress Indicators The Fourth Way in Practice: What Can Be Done Index

ROY CARR-HILL is Reader in Medical and Social Statistics at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York. In addition, he is a part-time Research Professor in Education in Developing Countries at the Institute of Education, University of London. His main research interests are in inequalities in health, measurement of outcomes, resource allocation across the social sectors, adult literacy and basic education in Africa.JOHN LINTOTT is Senior Lecturer in Economics at South Bank University, London. His main research interests are social and economic statistics and ecological economics.

• List of Tables List of Figures Preface Introduction: The Purpose and Structure of the Book PART I: THREE MAJOR UNSOLVED PROBLEMS Ecological Impacts and Risks The Employment Problems PART II: TOWARDS A SOLUTION BASED ON WELFARE Moving Away from Growth Only: A Conceptual Framework Orders of Magnitude of Change A First Selected Set of Social Performance/Progress Indicators The Fourth Way in Practice: What Can Be Done Index