LEADER 06029nam 2200649 450 001 9910797729803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-08-100217-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000526320 035 $a(EBL)4100871 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4100871 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11123941 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL875037 035 $a(OCoLC)932332733 035 $a(CaSebORM)9780081002179 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4100871 035 $a(PPN)193662825 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000526320 100 $a20160102h20162016 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aResearching developing countries $ea data resource guide for social scientists /$fForrest D. Wright 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aAmsterdam :$cElsevier,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (166 p.) 225 1 $aChandos information professional series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-08-100156-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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 327 $aSocial 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 327 $aIncome Inequality and PovertyOECD; Inequality Indicators; Scope and Methodology; Inequality Indicators ; Poverty Indicators ; United Nations; Multidimensional Poverty Index; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; Gender; United Nations; Gender Inequality Index; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; United Nations; Gender-Related Development Index; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; Financial Accessibility; International Monetary Fund; Financial Access Survey; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; World Bank; Global Findex; Crime and Drugs; United Nations; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 327 $aScope and MethodologyUser Guide; Aging and Older Populations; Help Age International; Global AgeWatch Index; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; Information and Technology; International Telecommunications Union; Information and Communications Technology Statistics; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; Household Surveys; International Household Survey Network; IHSN Survey Catalog; Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development; Data from Developing Countries; 2 Economics; General Resources; World Bank; World Development Indicators; Description; World Development Indicators-Economy 327 $aWorld Development Indicators-States and Markets World Development Indicators-Global Links ; International Monetary Fund; International Financial Statistics; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; OECD; National Income Data; Description; Value Added by Activity ; Gross National Income ; Savings Rate ; The Conference Board; Total Economy Database; Description; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; Output, Labor, and Labor Activity, 1950-2013 ; Growth Accounting and Total Factor Productivity, 1990-2013 ; Regional Aggregates, 1990-2014 ; Scope and Methodology; User Guide; Scope and Methodology 327 $aUser Guide 330 $aWhy 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. 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