The goals of the International Household Survey Network are to promote the collection, dissemination, and use of sound data for decision-making and for monitoring development progress at national and international levels.
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H. Ganzenboom, and D. Treiman. chapter Three internationall standardized measures for comparative research on occupational status, page 159-193. Kluwer Academic Press, (2003)