- Title Pages
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Section 1: Population
- Section 2: Social Structure
- Section 3: Employment
- Section 4: Economy
- Section 5: Public Finance
- Section 6: Government Structures
- Section 7: Political Parties and Elections
- Section 8: Political Communications
- Section 9: The European Union
- 1. Austria
- 2. Belgium
- 3. Denmark
- 4. Finland
- 5. France
- 6. Federal Republic of Germany<sup>1</sup>
- 7. Greece
- 8. Iceland
- 9. Ireland
- 10. Italy
- 11. Luxembourg
- 12. The Netherlands
- 13. Norway
- 14. Portugal
- 15. Spain
- 16. Sweden
- 17. Switzerland
- 18. Turkey
- 19. United Kingdom
- 20. Canada
- 21. USA
- 22. Japan
- 23. Australia
- 24. New Zealand
- Data Archives for the Social Sciences
- Official Sources of National Statistics
- Bibliography
Introduction
Introduction
- Chapter:
- (p.1) Introduction
- Source:
- Political Data Handbook
- Author(s):
Jan‐Erik Lane (Contributor Webpage)
David McKay (Contributor Webpage)
Kenneth Newton (Contributor Webpage)
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This introductory chapter begins with a brief description of the purpose of this book. It then presents an overview of statistics on OECD countries. The rationale behind the authors’ decisions on what variables and statistics to include is explained.
Keywords: statistics, tables, OECD countries
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- Title Pages
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Section 1: Population
- Section 2: Social Structure
- Section 3: Employment
- Section 4: Economy
- Section 5: Public Finance
- Section 6: Government Structures
- Section 7: Political Parties and Elections
- Section 8: Political Communications
- Section 9: The European Union
- 1. Austria
- 2. Belgium
- 3. Denmark
- 4. Finland
- 5. France
- 6. Federal Republic of Germany<sup>1</sup>
- 7. Greece
- 8. Iceland
- 9. Ireland
- 10. Italy
- 11. Luxembourg
- 12. The Netherlands
- 13. Norway
- 14. Portugal
- 15. Spain
- 16. Sweden
- 17. Switzerland
- 18. Turkey
- 19. United Kingdom
- 20. Canada
- 21. USA
- 22. Japan
- 23. Australia
- 24. New Zealand
- Data Archives for the Social Sciences
- Official Sources of National Statistics
- Bibliography