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The efforts made in Brazil for the production of quantitative data for economic and social research are described as a case study on developing countries. A description of the current computer-based organization that is given to data collected in censuses and surveys is presented, together with the packages being developed for access to the organized information.
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IBGE—Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica.
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At the moment, this function is being fulfilled by an adapted version of CENTS, a package developed by the U.S. Bureau of Census.
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Carlos, L., Olinto, A.C., Kerstenetzky, I. (1977). The Organization of Quantitative Data in Brazil. In: Perlman, M. (eds) The Organization and Retrieval of Economic Knowledge. International Economic Association Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03325-6_5
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