* CONTENTS

1. Introduction 2. Establishment of an Expert Network on Social Accounts and Social Indicators in Asian Pacific Nations 3. Technical workshop on social expenditure for experts from Asian countries 4. Identifying challenges and possible solutions for future of social accounting in Asia제5장 Conclusion

* SUMMARY

Asia pacific nations are experiencing rapid social change coincided with their dynamic economic growth. In line with information need for change and development of social policy is also on the increase. Particularly, counties in Asia have relatively short history of social policy development and hardly have any establish database which and be a source of explanation for such changes in society. Human and physical infrastructure for producing social indicators and related statistical information are also found scarce in these nations....