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Themed Section/Section Thématique: Politics of Numbers: Sociological Perspectives on Official Statistics

Ambivalence of official statistics: some theoretical-methodological notes

Pages 354-366 | Received 30 May 2016, Accepted 28 Sep 2016, Published online: 27 Oct 2016

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