fulfil them if indicators concerning central government expenditure and revenue, balance of pajrments, development assistance and external debt are considered in such analyses. The World Development Report will be particularly interesting in 1990 when its focus theme will be poverty. 49. The World Bank's Social Indicators of Development provides "a range of data for assessing human welfare in more than 170 countries over the past qixarter century". 12/ This recently expanded annual publication "in an attempt to forge closer links between interacting economic and social factors" provides country-by-country social indicator surveys arranged into the following categories of concern: (a) Human resources: size, growth and structure of the population, determinants of population growth, labour force and educational attainment of labour force; (b) Natural resources: area and access to safe water; (c) Income and poverty: income and poverty; (d) Expenditure: food, housing, fuel and power and transport and communication; (e) Investment in human capital: medical care and education. 38/ 50. Each of these categories is disaggregated to various degrees and cover three periods of time: 25-30 years ago, 15-20 years ago and the most recent estimate. In the publication's own words, "the country pages held identify for each country social issues and problems accompanying development, as well as the extent to which policy may affect social conditions ... The role of the Government in this process, and the share of output (GNP) dedicated to social expenditures, is also identified". 32/ These State-by-State analyses may thus be useful to human rights bodies using indicators. 51. Other relevant projects being carried out by the World Bank include its Social Dimension of Adjustments project in Africa and its Living Standards Measurements Surveys. 52. Although it relies extensively on indicators at present, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is planning to streamline its
**Analysis**
The text discusses various indicators and reports related to economic development, poverty, and social welfare, highlighting the importance of considering multiple factors when analyzing central government expenditure, revenue, and external debt. It also mentions specific publications and projects focused on social indicators, human capital, and living standards.

**Category**
Economic development, Health, Education