Article in Irish Times on the issue of measuring progress

The following article appeared in the Rite & Reason section of the op-ed 

page of the Irish Times on October 16th, 2006. It is based on the opening 

chapter of the second edition of Social Policy in Ireland: Principles, Practice 

and Problems. That chapter, by Sean Healy and Brigid Reynolds, is entitled: 

Progress and Public Policy: The Need for a New Paradigm. The book is 

edited by Sean Heály, Brigid Reynolds and Micheál Collins and is published 

by The Liffey Press. An order form for the book is available on the CORI 

Justice website at www.cori.ie/justice.