Researching developing countries: a data resource guide for social scientists

by Wright, Forrest Daniel

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Full title :Researching developing countries : a data resource guide for social scientists / Forrest D. Wright.

Summary

Why are some countries rich while others are poor? Why are some well governed while others experience frequent conflict? And how do you measure a country's true success anyways? Social scientists have attempted to answer these types of questions for decades, and have increasingly turned to data for this task. Researching Developing Countries: A Data Resource Guide for Social Scientists serves as a reference guide for social scientists and students interested in answering these complex questions. The book will also be helpful to librarians serving the social science disciplines. Topics covered in the book include: human development, economics, governance, conflict, demographics, migration and refugees, environment, foreign aid, energy and infrastructure, innovation and entrepreneurship, geography and urban development, and public opinion. Covers over 30 countries with emerging markets Explores a wide array of topics for each country and their investment opportunities Includes a focus on international audiences as the book expands beyond the US market.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Elsevier
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (166 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780081002179, 0081002173
oclc:on1097123254
LC Classification:HC59.7

Front Cover; Researching Developing Countries; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgment; Introduction; 1 Human Development; General Resources; United Nations; Human Development Indexes; Description; Scope and Methodology; Data Source; Human Development Index ; Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index ; World Bank; World Development Indicators: People; Description; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; United Nations; DevInfo Database; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; UNICEF; Statistics and Monitoring; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; Social Progress Imperative

Social Progress IndexScope and Methodology; User Guide; Education; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNESCO Institute for Statistics-Education; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; International Association for the Evaluation of Education Achievement; IEA Study Data Repository; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; Barro Lee Educational Attainment Dataset; Health; World Health Organization; Global Health Observatory Data Repository; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; Demographic and Health Surveys Program; StatCompiler; Scope and Methodology; User Guide

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developing countries Developing countries -- Research Developing countries -- Statistics Economic development -- Evaluation Economic development -- Evaluation. -- … Research Sciences sociales -- Méthodes statistiq… Sciences sociales -- Recherche Social sciences -- Research Social sciences -- Statistical methods Statistics