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ECONOMIC HOUSEHOLDS 

ECONOMIC INDICATORS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Indicators charting economic conditions or development. There are many generally agreed upon and standardized economic indicators, such as GDP, however critics of mainstream indicators have pushed for the use of other measures.

ECONOMIC POLARIZATION (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Conditions, whether global, national or regional, whereby the population is segmented into either very wealthy populations or very poor populations. Typically, the wealthy population is extremely small relative to the poor population.

ECONOMIC POLICY (Search for related entries in the library)

ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Substantial changes in the organization and priority of economic sectors in a given context (e.g., the decline of the manufacturing sector in North America), along with accompanying socio-cultural changes.

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS (Search for related entries in the library)

ECONOMIC THEORY (Search for related entries in the library)

ECONOMICS (Search for related entries in the library)

EDMONTON (Search for related entries in the library)

EDUCATION (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Variable used in the statistical tables to refer to highest level of formal schooling completed. Attainment of a degree, certificate or diploma is considered to be at a higher level than years completed without educational qualification.