International development

Sources for Background Information

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias

• A-Z of Countries of the World (Oxford Reference Online)
• Encyclopedia of World Poverty (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
• Statesman's Yearbook Online
• Dictionary of Development: Third World Economy, Environment, Society
• Encyclopedia of the Developing World (3 v.)
• Encyclopedia of International Development
• Encyclopedia of the Third World (3 v.)
• International Development Dictionary
• Routledge Critical Dictionary of Global Economics

Handbooks

• Europa World Plus
• Handbook of Development Economics
• The Global Development: a Reference Handbook

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Core and Additional Databases

Core Journal Indexes and Full-Text Articles

• CAB Abstracts, 1973 - (Ovid)
  agriculture, forestry, aspects of human health, human nutrition, animal health, and the management and conservation of natural resources
• Global Health (Ovid)
  public health, human health and diseases, tropical medicine,
• International Political Science Abstracts, 1989 - (EBSCO)
  political science, international relations
• PAIS International, 1972 - (Proquest)
  global public policy and social issues

Full-Text reports, eBooks, etc.

• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
  country, industry and management analysis
• OECD iLibrary
• World Bank e-Library
• NBER Working Papers

Statistics

• Equinox Data Delivery System
• IMF eLibrary - Data
  International Financial Statistics, Balance of Payments, Direction of Trade
• ISI Emerging Markets Information Service
  news articles, financial statements, industry analyses, equity quotes, macroeconomic statistics
• Human Development Report, 1990 - (UNDP)
  development process in terms of economic debate, policy and advocacy
• World Development Indicators (WDI) Online (World Bank)
  development indicators, with time series for 242 countries from 1970-2010

Selected Internet Sites

Developing Countries Profiles

• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• Poverty Reduction & Equiity
• Social Watch
• UNESCO
• UNICEF
• World Health Organization

Gateways

• Development Data Portal
  
• Development Gateway
• Directory of Development Organizations
• Eldis Gateway to Development Information
  Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK
• PRAXIS
  University of Pennsylvania - School of Social Policy & Practice. Resources For Social and Economic Development

Other Resources

Related Subject Guides

• Economics
• Latin America
• Middle East
• Political Science
• Country Reports & Profiles (Government Information Service)
• Data Resources at EDRS: Subject Index (Electronic Data Resources Service)
• Other International Organizations (Government Information Services)