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Whilst international comparison has been encouraged in recent years through the various activities of major supra-national organizations such as the World Bank, the United Nations and the European Community, international geographical bodies such as the International Geographical Union (IGU) and International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) have continued to arrange conferences for geography researchers from different countries, and research centres such as the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) have provided a more permanent context for facilitating comparative studies in a range of disciplines (see Rogers and Willekens 1986).
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Stillwell, J., Scholten, H. (1989). Comparative Research, Selected Themes and Data Characteristics. In: Stillwell, J., Scholten, H.J. (eds) Contemporary Research in Population Geography. The GeoJournal Library, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1025-6_1
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