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Consumer representation in government regulation

In the U.S. the Federal government is now participating more actively in marketing activities. It does so to reflect consumer interests and protect consumer welfare. Decisions reached by government regulators have far reaching effect on such...

Catalogue: AMA/ESOMAR Conference 1979: It Won't Work Here

Authors: William Lazer, Priscilla La Barbera

March 1, 1979

Subjective social indicators

Social indicators have teen defined by Land (1975) as "Statistics which measure social conditions and changes therein over time for various segments of a population. By Social Conditions we mean both the external (social and physical) and the...

Catalogue: Seminar 1978: Social Research in the Public Sector

Author: Tim H. Mobbs

December 1, 1978

Improving the quality of life for ethnic minority groups

Although I wish to draw on research into ethnic minority groups for examples to demonstrate the hypotheses I wish to put, I see no reason why the same hypotheses need not apply equally to many other aspects of public sector social research. The...

Catalogue: Seminar 1978: Social Research in the Public Sector

Author: John Hanvey

Company: Harris Interactive (Europe)

December 1, 1978

Social research on a major European problem

The British Department of the Environment is conducting a programme of 22 research projects on the problem of the regeneration of the inner areas of British cities. The IFF project with which the paper is concerned is on the expansion of employment...

Catalogue: Seminar 1978: Social Research in the Public Sector

Author: Andrew Robert McIntosh

December 1, 1978

Social research as a means to participate in public decision-making Switzerland

Swiss citizens are expected to vote on six to ten weekends per year, of which four are reserved for national topics. Normally several themes are presented jointly as so-called "multi-packs". Abstention from the ballot-box is growing and reaches in...

Catalogue: Seminar 1978: Social Research in the Public Sector

Authors: Werner Ebersold, Hans-Peter Hertig

December 1, 1978

Action research and social welfare

This paper discusses recent British experience of action research in government sponsored community action programmes, (Community Development Projects and EEC sponsored Community Resource Centres). It points to the common view which dismisses action...

Catalogue: Seminar 1978: Social Research in the Public Sector

Authors: Ray Lees, Nick Bailey

December 1, 1978

The use of survey data in the decision making process

This paper concentrates on the role of social survey researchers as middle man between the citizen and government in this information interface. It draws attention to some of the factors, from both sides, affecting the quality of survey material, and...

Catalogue: Seminar 1978: Social Research in the Public Sector

Author: Jean A. Todd

December 1, 1978

Panel research in the social, political and cultural sector

In this paper we signalise a growing need for research data in the governmental sphere, non profit institutions and for application in publicity. The nature of the research questions often compels to think of research designs other than the...

Catalogue: Seminar 1978: Social Research in the Public Sector

Authors: Arnoud J.M. Braat, Ton Broeders

Company: GfK

December 1, 1978

Research policy and policy research

The title of this contribution suggests the existence of a certain dissatisfaction concerning the co-operation between research and policy. In many publications this feeling of dissatisfaction has been drawn to attention, but this is probably only a...

Catalogue: Seminar 1978: Social Research in the Public Sector

Author: Leo Welters

December 1, 1978