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Internet Resources
  • World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change (World Bank)
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
    An international development finance institution whose mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Annual Reports (1997-), Asian Development Outlook (1996-), Key Indicators (1999-date)
  • Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
    CIDA’s aim is to reduce poverty, promote human rights, and support sustainable development.
  • Center for Global Development
    An independent, not-for-profit think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change. Publications from 2005 to present. Includes a graphical "Commitment to Development Index 2008."
  • Collection on Critical Global Issues 2.0
    Developed in 1999 by UN University Press. It contains 210 publications (32,000 pages) in the fields of Agriculture and Land Management, Development, Environment and Sustainability, Food and Nutrition, Natural Resource Development, Science and Technology.
  • Commercial Guides (US Dept of State)
    Prepared annually by U.S. embassies and several U.S. government agencies. These reports present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and and market analysis. Coverage is from 1996-2001.
  • Country Commercial Guides (US Commercial Service)
    These guides present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments using economic, political, and market analysis. Coverage is from 2005 to present.
  • Directory of Development Organizations
    Lists 53,750 development organizations, to facilitate international cooperation and knowledge sharing in development work, both among civil society organizations, research institutions, governments and the private sector.
  • Doing Business
    Provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 181 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level. View data for a selected economy. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 181 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
    EBRD uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in countries from central Europe to central Asia. Annual reports (1991-2007), Factsheets, and various reports.
  • Inter-American Development Bank
    IADB provides solutions to development challenges in 26 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, partnering with governments, companies and civil society organizations.
  • International Monetary Fund (IMF)
    Includes a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators. Manuals, guides, and other material on statistical practices at the IMF are also available.
  • International Trade Center Country Reports
    Provides links to national trade support institutions and country-specific business information, trade and market profiles, trade statistics which benchmark national trade performance and provide indicators on export supply and import demand.
  • Least Developed Countries Report
    Provides a comprehensive and authoritative source of socio-economic analysis and data on the world´s most impoverished countries. Coverage from 1996 to present, each issue covers a different topic.
  • Organization of American States
    A multilateral forum for strengthening democracy, promoting human rights, and confronting shared problems such as poverty, terrorism, illegal drugs and corruption in the Western Hemisphere. Annual Report (2001-2006), resolutions and declarations, treaties, speeches and various topical reports.
  • UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Resolutions and Decisions
    The (ECOSOC) serves as the central forum for discussing international economic and social issues, and for formulating policy recommendations addressed to Member States and the United Nations system. Coverage is from 2001 to present.
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Human Development Reports
    Each report presents agenda-setting data and analysis. Each global Human Development Report explores a particular theme. Regional and National reports are also available. Coverage is from 1990 to present.
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - State of the World's Population
    These reports show how the process of integrating culture into development policy and programming works in practice. Reports are available from 1996 to present.
  • US Agency for International Development (USAID)
    USAID is the government agency providing US economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for more than 40 years. Speeches and testimony from 1997-2009. Fact sheets from 1996-2008. Mission press releases from 2006-2009.
  • The World Bank

Books

Reference E-Books

  • Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies, 4v, 2002 The 4-vol. Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies satisfies this need for a comprehensive, up-to-date economic information about foreign companies. It provides students and business leaders with a thorough understanding of the current and historical economic development of foreign nations.

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