Subject: sociology

Everyday Justice in Myanmar: Challenges and Experiences in the Political Transition

By Helene Maria Kyed  This volume explores how ordinary people in present-day Myanmar obtain justice and resolve disputes and crimes in a time of radical transition in government, politics, society, economy, etc. Its empirical questions serve as a lens to analyze the wider dynamics of state making, the role of identity politics, and the constitution […]

International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies

Census of India

“The Indian Census is the largest single source of a variety of statistical information on different characteristics of the people of India. With a history of more than 130 years, this reliable, time tested exercise has been bringing out a veritable wealth of statistics every 10 years, beginning from 1872 when the first census was […]

K-Developedia

K-Developedia is a comprehensive repository of Korea’s development experience, launched by Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management in 2012. In other words, K-Developedia is an online database established to increase the accessibility of resources on Korea’s development. It aims to serve as an encyclopedia covering all types of resources on Korea’s last […]

Chinese Household Income Project

Data from household surveys made in 1989、1996、2003、2008 and 2014 and registering incomes, expenses and other household information in China.

China Family Panel Studies

“China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) is a nationally representative, biennual longitudinal survey of Chinese communities, families, and individuals launched in 2010 by the Institute of Social Science Survey (ISSS) of Peking University, China. The CFPS is designed to collect individual-, family-, and community-level longitudinal data in contemporary China. The studies focus on the economic, as […]

World DataBank

DataBank is an analysis and visualization tool from the World Bank that contains collections of time series data on a variety of topics. You can create your own queries; generate tables, charts, and maps; and easily save, embed, and share them. Includes world development indicators.

World Bank: Documents & Reports

The World Bank: Documents & Reports, previously known as World Development Sources (WDS), contains more than 14,000 World Bank documents which are made available to the public in order to better share the institution’s knowledge base and to implement the disclosure policy. Browsing or searching provides access to the documents in both text and downloadable […]

World Bank. Data

At the World Bank, the Development Data Group coordinates statistical and data work and maintains a number of macro, financial and sector databases. These databases are used by teams to prepare Country Assistance Strategies, poverty assessments, research studies and other forms of economic and sector work. Working closely with the Bank’s regions and sectors, the […]

The Hyakugo Archives

“The Hyakugo Archives Web is an open archive that enables the public to access the Hyakugo Archives Collection, a document archive of a temple spanning from the eighth to the eighteenth century. The archive includes documents pertaining to the daily operations of the temple as well as lawsuits and bequests.” “Toji Hyakugo Monjo refers to […]