The phrase 'improvements in society' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when you're talking about changes or progress made in society. For example: "Recent improvements in society have seen a reduction in poverty levels around the world."
Regarding Eric Li's "Debunking myths about China" (Counterpoint, July 18): The belief that governance by single-party rule can bring about colossal improvement in society is nothing new.
Managing director, John Gilligan, said: "We believe that responsible adults have the right to enjoy drinking sensibly and that minimum pricing may contribute to an improvement in society".
He is 100% committed to creating the conditions for an improvement in society.
But in the longer term the Balkans is still the only region of the area studied which shows improvements in civil society over the last decade.
The Olympic Committee has consistently maintained that China's hosting of the Games would lead to improvements in the society, including on human rights.
The report noted that central and eastern European countries that had either recently joined or were joining the EU had witnessed improvements in civil society, governance, income equality and the environment.
Alongside security gains, there have been significant improvements in civil society: health care access, infant mortality, life expectancy, educational access (especially to girls), democratic process and portions of the economy have all improved.
We have coddled authoritarian governments before, both for economic and strategic reasons, but this does not necessarily lead to improvements in their societies.
This lack of scientific knowledge should be kept in mind in assessing often-exaggerated claims by economists and sociologists in regard to a possible improvement in human society by governmental control.
