An updated, visual resource guide to world political, economic, and social indicators utilizes maps and graphics to illustrate modern economic networks, worldwide patterns of government and society, population growth and migration, ethnicity, energy usage, human rights, health and disease, and more. Original.
Dan Smith is the director of the International Peace Research Institute (PRIO) in Oslo, Norway. Founded in 1959, PRIO is an independent institute with an international staff and an outstanding reputation for its research as well as its efforts toward resolving armed conflicts.