Vols. for 1957-<1961> include as pt. 2 reports on special subjects.
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Issues carry also United Nations Publication sales number.
Vols. for 1957, 1961, and 1982 lack chronological designation.
Supplements accompany some issues.
Issued by: Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, 1961-1974; Dept. of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1978-1989; Dept. of Economic and Social Development, 1993; Dept. for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, 1997; Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, 2001-
Issued also in French as: Rapport sur la situation sociale dans le monde, and in Spanish as: Informe sobre la situación social en el mundo.
Preceded by: United Nations. Department of Social Affairs. Preliminary report on the world social situation with special reference to standards of living.