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The objective of this paper is to present ILO’s work with the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) as well as general issues of importance for the creation of data sets which can be used for comparative statistical studies of social and economic structures and their changes.
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the ILO or its Bureau of Statistics. The author apologizes for all errors and omissions, and would welcome comments and suggestions for improvements and correction.
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Hoffmann, E. (2003). International Statistical Comparisons of Occupational and Social Structures. In: Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, J.H.P., Wolf, C. (eds) Advances in Cross-National Comparison. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9186-7_8
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