International and national data on the European system (INDES), 1945-1980
By: principal investigators, Jan Faber and Ronald Groenink
Series: ICPSR -- 9115; ICPSR (Series) -- 9115
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Economic conditions; Politics and government; Relations
Description: This collection offers data on economic, political and military aspects of social processes within and between nations belonging to the European nations-system since World War II. Two separate files are available: the National File contains data on 48 national characteristics of social processes within nations, and the International File contains data on four international characteristics of social processes between nations. Variables in both files have been measured at five-year intervals beginning in 1945 and ending in 1980. Variables in the National File include population of the country, total land area of the country, imports/exports, defense expenditures, energy production, agricultural production, manufacturing, transportation, and military personnel and equipment. The International File supplies information on exports and on cooperative and conflictual actions.
Notes: ICPSR data class: Class IV.

Chronological coverage: 1945-1980. Date of collection: January 1981-July 1982, and January 1985-August 1986.

Azar, Edward E. Conflict and peace databank (COPDAB), 1948-1978: Daily events file (ICPSR 7767), and various publications of the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations.

Aggregate data.

Europe.

The Netherlands Organization for the Advancement of Pure Research (ZWO), and The Netherlands Foundation for Research Into Politics and Public Administration (NESPOB). 122-025--001, and 122-025--006.

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Part number: 1 ; part name: International Data ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 6,048 ; variable count: 7 ; LRECL: 80 ; records per case: 1.

Part number: 2 ; part name: National Data ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 216 ; variable count: 50 ; LRECL: 80 ; records per case: 7.

Twenty-seven interacting European nations and the rest of the world.

Groenink, R.J. (ed.) DATA ON EUROPE: 1945-1980. Bilthoven: Prime Press, 1988.