Research Overviews ¬ Europe in Comparison, Vol. 6

Series: Europe in Comparison

Volume 6
Franz Rothenbacher: Statistical Sources for Social Research on Western Europe 1945-1995. A Guide to Social Statistics

Opladen: Leske + Budrich 1998, 399 Seiten, hard cover
ISBN 3-8100-2047-8
37,90 EUR (Available through bookstores)

This book offers access to official statistics relevant to social sciences, mostly to demographic as well as economic and social statistics. The focus is on the second half of the 20th century, with consideration given to the long-term development of official statistics. The supranational statistics of the European Union are represented as well as the statistics of various international organizations and the national statistics of the individual countries. A special chapter deals with secondary statistics. An elaborated introduction discusses the organization, legal basis and data production as well as the current and future development of official European statistics.

Research Overviews ¬ Europe in Comparison, Vol.  6