World Social Science Report (1999 ed.)

Focus on the contributions that the social sciences have been able to make, singly or collectively, to understanding and to meeting some of the crucial problems of the world.

The place of the social sciences on a world scale (historical trajectory; organization, financing and practise in different parts of the world; origin, processing, analysis and transmission of data) and an overview of how social science research relates to policy, politics, ethics and the media.

Certain major issues facing the world and solutions the social sciences have been able to bring, social implications of the onrush of computer technology and the life sciences, what light can be cast by economics, political science and sociology on the stakes of development.

By sharing a wealth of information and a variety of informed perspectives, the World Social Science Report provides a unique view of the present state and future potential of the social sciences.

Publie aussi en franais: Les sciences sociales dans le monde