| Description |
ix, 319 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"Department of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Income, employment and poverty -- Income distribution and inequality -- Unemployment and low productivity employment -- Poverty -- Human development, basic needs and social services -- Population growth, urbanization, migration and refugees -- Hunger, malnutrition and food supplies -- Health -- Education and literacy -- Housing and sanitation -- Social security -- Quality of life -- Emerging social issues and dilemmas -- Public institutions -- Ethnic conflicts and national disintegration -- Social consequences of advances in technology. |
| Subject |
Social history -- 1970-
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Social history. |
| Chronological Term |
1970- |
| Subject |
Social indicators.
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Social indicators. |
| Added Author |
United Nations. Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis.
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| ISBN |
9211301610 paperback |
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