24 Organisation for Economic Co-<1peratlon and Developmmt, op. cit., p. 7 • 25 Ibid., pp. 14-17. 26 Research Committee, the De1J1>eration Council on National Living, Social Indicators: A Yardrtick for BeNer living (fokyo, Government Printing Office, 1974}. 27 Mahar Mangahas, ed., Measuring Philippine Development: Report of the Social Indi­ caton Profect (Manila, The Development Academy of the Philippines, 1976}. I 44 ment also resembles the OECD conceptual framework of social indica­ tors, although the levels of disaggregation and classification are much more simple than the Japanese version. The Philippines proposal in­ cludes nine areas and 48 indicators, including some experimental indica­ tors. That proposed system is characterized by the unique requirements of a developing country for such a system. It also contains concerns and indicators peculiar to the Philippines during the period of the system's formulation.28 3. The United Nations system of social and demographic statistics 35. Although the system of social and demographic statistics (here­ after referred to as SSDS) recommended by the United Nations is not a product of a social indicators project, it specifies comprehensively the requirements for social and demographic statistics which could easily be converted into social indicators. The selection of statistical series con­ tained in SSDS is free from any value judgement. However, the selection process implies a certain criterion, primarily based on the usefulness of recommended statistical series for analysis and planning.29 Considering the nature of this report, the recommended series are applicable to any country, developed or developing. 36. The recomended system includes most, if not all, of the social areas which need to be represented in a structure of social indicators, ranging from population to health, and from manpower to public safety. The non-normative feature of SSDS excludes all subjective indicators representing social values and/or goals. However, the recommended series 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing various frameworks and systems for measuring social development and indicators in countries, with a focus on the Philippines and the United Nations. It mentions economic development, health, education, and other social areas, but does not seem to be specifically focused on any one of these areas.

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Health, Education, Employment, International trade