There is provided an amorphous transparent conductive thin film with a low
resistivity, a low absolute value for the internal stress of the film,
and a high transmittance in the visible light range, an oxide sintered
body for manufacturing the amorphous transparent conductive thin film,
and a sputtering target obtained therefrom. An oxide sintered body is
obtained by: preparing In.sub.2O.sub.3 powder, WO.sub.3 powder, and ZnO
powder with an average grain size of less than 1 .mu.m so that tungsten
is at a W/In atomic number ratio of 0.004 to 0.023, and zinc is at a
Zn/In atomic number ratio of 0.004 to 0.100; mixing the prepared powder
for 10 to 30 hours; granulating the obtained mixed powder until the
average grain size is 20 to 150 .mu.m; molding the obtained granulated
powder by a cold isostatic press with a pressure of 2 to 5 ton/cm.sup.2,
and sintering the obtained compact at 1200 to 1500 degree.C. for 10 to 40
hours in an atmosphere where oxygen is introduced into the atmosphere of
the sinter furnace at a rate of 50 to 250 liters/min per 0.1 m.sup.3
furnace volume.