text: norms. Additionally, indicators can help to reveal some of the difficulties associated with fulfilling these rights. They can assist in the development of the "core contents" of some of the less developed rights in this domain, and can provide a basis from which a "minimum threshold approach" can be developed. 2.Í Indicators can reveal information about the extent to which certain rights are enjoyed or not enjoyed within the gambit of States, information which might not generally be available if other forms of measuring progress were employed. Similarly, they can provide yardsticks whereby countries can compare their own progress with that of other countries, especially countries at the same level of socio-economic development. 8. Perhaps even more important than describing in general outline the benefits of using indicators, it is crucial to address some of the problematic areas concerning their use. The use of social and economic indicators in assessing performance relevant to economic, social and cultural rights is far from constituting a perfect means of monitoring compliance with these legal obligations at present. Some of the more central imperfections concern; (a) The lack of available and/or reliable statistics; (b) The "same" indicator for use in an analysis of a cross-section of States may have been collected in totally different ways, based upon widely diverging value assumptions; (c) Incomplete or out-dated information sources, such as national censuses ; (d) The utilization of inappropriate indicators, such as the use of hospital beds per capita in measuring levels of health; (e) Apparent contradictions between certain indicators, such as annual population growth and infant mortality rates; (f) The frequent and almost standard use of estimates where precise figures are unavailable; (g) The non-universal nature of some important indicators; (h) The use of improper or inconsistent criteria and methodologies in the selection of indicators;
analysis: The text discusses the use of indicators to measure the fulfillment of economic, social, and cultural rights. It highlights the benefits of using indicators, such as revealing information about the enjoyment of rights and providing a basis for comparison between countries. However, it also identifies several problematic areas, including the lack of reliable statistics, inconsistent methodologies, and the use of inappropriate indicators. These issues suggest that the text is primarily concerned with the measurement of human development and the fulfillment of human rights, which is closely related to education, employment, and health.