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Outlines a model which uses the concept of social needs as a basis for policy formulation and a criterion for policy evaluation. Presents the arguments in favour of regular social audits, describes the processes involved in conducting a social audit and outlines a practical example of an audit of health and welfare needs. (Abstract amended)

Uses Marxist definitions of commodity, use value, & exchange value to counter Victor Wallis's (1997) contention that capitalist requirements have supplanted basic human needs at the dire cost of the environment. It is implied that Wallis's calls for less energy-intensive forms of production, transportation, & consumption are too simplistic. Marxist value theories illustrate how labor, socioeconomic & cultural innovations, social needs, & natural resource uses are intrinsically intertwined & resist separate categorization. D. Bajo

The idea of social auditing has attracted considerable interest in recent years. This paper outlines a model of a social audit that has at its heart the concept of social needs as both a basis for policy formulation and a criterion for policy evaluation. The author presents the arguments in favour of regular social audits, describes the processes involved in conducting a social audit and, finally, outlines a practical example of an audit of health and welfare needs. While the auditing of social needs is not without its difficulties, the author concludes that, nevertheless, it is a vital component in the policy process.