The book is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide to the evolution of labour statistics in transition economies. The reader is initiated into the 'secrets' of data collection procedures prior to glasnost. The book then documents the results achieved so far in meeting demands for consistent, comprehensive and internationally comparable labour market information for twenty-five transition economies and examines the implications for labour market policy and implementation of these issues.

Zusammenfassung
The book then documents the results achieved so far in meeting demands for consistent, comprehensive and internationally comparable labour market information for twenty-five transition economies and examines the implications for labour market policy and implementation of these issues.

Inhalt
List of Tables - Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Statistics in the Pre- and Post-Transition Period - Restructuring of Labour Statistics - Labour Market Policies: Reconstructing Statistics - Current Status of Labour Statistics in Transition Countries - Annex 1: Labour Force Survey: Methodological Descriptions - Annex 2: Labour Force Survey: Questionnaire Used - Bibliography