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The Dominion Bureau of StatisticsA History of Canada's Central Statistical Office and Its Antecedents, 1841-1972 |
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A history of the evolution of Statistics Canada.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics, precursor to Statistics Canada, was founded in 1918 as a centralized national agency to replace the piecemeal arrangements that had developed over time and were no longer capable of satisfying twentieth-century statistical needs. David Worton traces the Bureau's evolution and looks at the individuals who influenced it, leading to its emergence in recent years as what is assessed to be the best institution of its kind in the world.
During the Bureau's history Canada has developed from a country dependent on a staple economy to a mature industrial power poised at the brink of the information era. Information needs have mushroomed in both quantity and complexity; at the same time the technology for gathering, compiling, analysing, and disseminating information has been revolutionized. Worton looks at how Canada's statistical system has coped with these tremendous changes and outlines some notable Canadian contributions to the science and production of statistics.
During the Bureau's history Canada has developed from a country dependent on a staple economy to a mature industrial power poised at the brink of the information era. Information needs have mushroomed in both quantity and complexity; at the same time the technology for gathering, compiling, analysing, and disseminating information has been revolutionized. Worton looks at how Canada's statistical system has coped with these tremendous changes and outlines some notable Canadian contributions to the science and production of statistics.
Details
Part of the Canadian Public Administration Series (number 22 in series)
360 Pages
ISBN 9780773516601
April 1998
Formats: Cloth, eBook
"A very good piece of work. The story of the Bureau interacts with the larger tales of economic, social, demographic, technological, political, and public administration life of Canada over a century and a half, and Worton illustrates some of the fundamental continuities in the development of statistical systems and institutions. A strong feature of the book is the blending of the intellectual and institutional stories of the statistics with human stories of leading players such as Coats, Cudmore, Marshall, Duffett, and Goldberg." David W. Slater, former chairman of the Economic Council of Canada and former professor of economics, Queen's University
David A. Worton was, before retiring, assistant chief statistician of Canada.
