Political Data Handbook: OECD Countries / Edition 2

by Jan-Erik Lane, David McKay, Kenneth Newton

Overview

This fully revised and updated edition of an established reference book provides in one volume the most comprehensive and detailed statistical guide available to the government and politics of the twenty-four countries in the OECD.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198280538
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/27/1997
Series:	Comparative Politics
Edition description:	Second Edition Revised and Expanded
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.38(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

I: Comparative politics
1. Population
2. Social structure
3. Employment
4. Economy
5. Public finance
6. Government structure
7. Political parties
8. Political communication
9. European Union
II: Country tables
Austria; Belgium; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; United Kingdom; Canada; USA; Japan; Australia; New Zealand
Appendix I: Data on government structures
Appendix II: Election data

Editorial Reviews

From reviews of the first edition: "This book will be particularly useful for its socioeconomic and public expenditure time series and for its up-to-date list of governments as these data are nowhere available in a single source for such a long period."—Political Studies

"A comprehensive statistical guide to the government and politics of the 19 Western European countries plus Canada, the US, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand who belong to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development."—Choice

From the Publisher

A comprehensive and detailed statistical guide to the government and politics of the 24 countries in the OECD. Presents the essential facts and figures on population, social structure, employment, the economy, public finance, government structures, and political parties from 1950 to the present. Provides social and economic background for each of the countries covered, allowing the data to be put in context. This edition includes two completely new sections on political communication, and the European Union. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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