Social and Economic Statistics for Africa

Their Sources, Collection, Uses and Reliability
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-74720-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 300 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

Originally published in 1981, this book deals with the general nature of social and economic statistics; their sources, collection, use and reliability with an emphasis on Africa and source material available in Africa which deals with Africa. The authors look in depth at specific topics such as population, crime, health, housing, labour, social security, agriculture, external trade and national accounts. Particular attention has been paid to the role played by Western concepts and definitions, analysis and interpretation of African statistics and the problems to which these concepts give rise. Explanation on how to interpret critically, statistics collected by others and those which are published and used to guide decision making by governments and private organisations alike is given. Undergraduate students taking courses in statistics and quantitative methods in Social Science Faculties through Africa will find this book useful, as well as students of education, agriculture and medicine in their introductory statistics courses

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Advanced and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kpedekpo, G.M.C.

Arya, P.L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Nature, Scope, Uses and Limitations of Social and Economic Statistics 2. Population Statistics 3. Health Statistics 4. Educational Statistics 5. Housing Statistics 6. Criminal Statistics 7. Labour Statistics 8. Social Security Statistics 9. Agricultural Statistics 10. Financial Statistics 11. External Trade Statistics 12. National Accounting Statistics 13. Socioeconomic Indicators

Über Autor(innen)

G.M.C. Kpedekpo was Professor of Economics, Ahmadu Bello University.

P.L.Arya was Senior Lecturer, Ahmadu Bello University.