The book of world rankings. / by George Thomas Kurian.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Facts on File, 1979Description: xiii, 429 p. : ill. 26 cmISBN:
  • 871963949
Subject(s): Summary: Compares and ranks over 90 nations of the world according to their performance in some 3000 key areas.Includes 50,000 variables that measure national achievement in 23 areas by using no less than 300 specific performance yardsticks .Interpreted ,the organization of the data,in the rankings will assist in the evaluation of the national behavior.The selectiion of data to be included was based on five concepts:availability ,comparability,usability,reliability,and rankability.Much of the available data was derived from the publications of the United Nations,the World Bank,the International Monetary Fundand the U.S.Agency for the International Development.
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Reference Reference Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Reference HN 25 .K965 1979 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 3AEA0000282961

Compares and ranks over 90 nations of the world according to their performance in some 3000 key areas.Includes 50,000 variables that measure national achievement in 23 areas by using no less than 300 specific performance yardsticks .Interpreted ,the organization of the data,in the rankings will assist in the evaluation of the national behavior.The selectiion of data to be included was based on five concepts:availability ,comparability,usability,reliability,and rankability.Much of the available data was derived from the publications of the United Nations,the World Bank,the International Monetary Fundand the U.S.Agency for the International Development.

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