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Politics and science in census taking
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A census is inevitably a blend of politics and science, politics because power and money are linked to how many people live where, science because the technically complex undertaking draws on many ...
A census is inevitably a blend of politics and science, politics because power and money are linked to how many people live where, science because the technically complex undertaking draws on many scientific disciplines. This report shows how policymaking, democratic principles, partisan politics, and science come together in the census, especially in Census 2000.
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- by Kenneth Prewitt
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- English
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- New York : Russell Sage Foundation ; Washington, DC : Population Reference Bureau, 2003
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- ii, 44 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
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- ocm55115029
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 42-43).
- Government and democracy, politics and science -- Census accuracy proves elusive -- Unprecedented challenges in 2000 -- Design, execution, accomplishments -- Who decides which count counts -- American democracy and the census : looking ahead