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The goal of this site is to bring together knowledge of our social, political and economic world. Where we are, how we got here, and where we are  going.
  A solid understanding of the world is the first step for improving living conditions of all people throughout the world.
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REPORTS

This section has  ReportsBasic Guides to the World ,  Data sets and Presentations  all about major global social, demographic, economic and political trends in the last several decades, about topics such as aging, poverty, globalization, democracy, terrorism, literacy, quality of life, and more.  We also have a report about theory of change, how to understand all the changes that have been happening.


RESOURCES

Links to other sites with
Theory , Research , Data , Basic Profiles and History ,and  Software that are useful in studying social change. 

We also link to
Organizations, Journals , Future studies and resources, History videos, pages that are Links to other links and to Other pages that don't exactly fit into above categories, including maps, click to donate, and other stuff.  

Finally, we link to web sites about Critical Topics such as global warming, terrorism and sustainable development.


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OUR FEATURED PROJECTS

Economic growth, pocket guide   

Is Life Getting Better: Beginners guides on measuring the well-being and progress of societies    


FEATURED WEB SITES

Sustainable Society Index

Community Indicators Consortium

The Hunger site
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