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PAIS International (PAISInternational)

Database chronicling global public policy and social issues

Why select this database?

  • Provides selective subjects and bibliographic access to periodicals, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications, Internet resources, and other publications from 120 countries.
  • Contains more than 480,000 records, each with bibliographic information and brief, descriptive abstracts.
  • Includes materials in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish with English language abstracts and subject headings.
  • Links to web resources and publisher websites.
Database details
Subjects

administration of justice
agriculture, forestry and fishing, and agricultural policy
banking and public and private finance
business and service sector
culture and religion
economic conditions and policy
education and education policy
energy resources and policy
environment and environmental policy
government
health conditions and policy
human rights
international relations
labor conditions and policy
law and ethics
manufacturing and heavy industry
media, telecommunications, and information policy
military and defense policy
politics
population groups, population policy, and demographics
science and technology policy
social conditions and policy
trade and trade policy
transportation and transportation policy

Sources 4,100+

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Number of records Over 640,000+
Dates covered 1972 to present
Updated Monthly
Producer information

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Keyword kw: welfare state+
[keyword search can produce information from the Abstract, Author, Descriptor, Journal Name, Standard Number, Title and Year indexes]
Abstract ab: unemployment insurance
Accession number no: 2000-1006150
Access method am:

www afi org
davisen umich edu
[omit http:// and @, and use spaces instead of periods or slashes]
Author au: vieira
Author phrase au= vieira, edwin jr
Broad topics bt:

government
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http://www.csa.com/factsheets/supplements/paisbroadtopics.php ]
Broad topics phrases bt= government and politics
Corporate author co: monetary fund
Corporate author phrase co= internat monetary fund
Descriptor de: weapons
Descriptor phrase de= atomic weapons
Document type phrase dt= monograph
Electronic document ed: e
Fax number fx: 212 995-5413
First page pg: 403
Government level gl: national
Government document gv: yes
Gov doc number gn: y4p9610shrg106504
[omit SD cat. no., spaces, and punctuation]
Issue is: 3
Journal directory dj: pakistan economic and social review
Language ln= english
Phone number ph: 449-9525
800 449-9525
Publication date pd: 1999
Publisher pb: grey house pub
Publisher directory dp: oxford univ pr
Series se: reg. development studies 28e
Source so: monde
Source phrase so= le monde diplomatique
Special features phrase sf= maps
Standard number sn:

0029-9839
72-323572
[use hyphens with ISSN and LC number]

3789270628
[omit hyphens with ISBN numbers]
Stock number st: 069-000-00132-7
Subject su: weapons
Subject phrase su= atomic weapons
Title ti: centre democrate
Title phrase ti= adherents et dirigeants du centre democrate
Volume vo: 28
Website special features wf:

interactive features

Values:

  • Advocacy organization or political party
  • Bibliographies
  • Career, professional development, continuing education
  • Directories or databases
  • Full text publications online; original materials
  • Gateway site; links to subject area Internet resources
  • Interactive features
  • Journals, periodicals, or newsletters online
  • Legislation, regulations, treaties, legal documents
  • Maps, plans, geographic information
  • Multimedia, images resources
  • News, current awareness, events, calendars
  • Refereed or peer reviewed materials
  • Survey data or public opinion polls
  • Registration, fee, or subscription may be required
  • Statistics
  • Thesauri, dictionaries, name and subject authorities
  • Think tank
Year yr: 1999
2000-2001