Scholarship
In addition to the article databases suggested in the Political Science Research Guide, search these for more information on the businesses involved.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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This is the core disciplinary index to political science journal articles. Broad coverage of political science along with complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration & policy. Covers 1975 - present. - Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
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Search here for scholarly coverage of businesses and industries. - Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
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Access to the full text of newspapers (foreign and domestic), as well as business, legal, medical, and reference publications. - Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
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Corporate financial information for U.S. and international public companies. Includes annual reports, corporate history, ownership structure changes, subsidiaries, property holdings, annual and quarterly financial data (current and historical), 30 years of stock prices, current long term debt, balance sheets, income statements, cash flow, bonds, Moodys ratings, capital stock, and links to recent news reports. Also includes country profiles and time series economic data back to 1984. Create customized analyses and comparison reports for companies and their industries. Financials can be searched and downloaded into spreadsheet format.
Statistics, Data, Profiles
- World Investment Reports - UNCTADThe UN Council on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) gathers statistics and publishes reports on foreign direct investment by multinational corporations.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
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Summary statistics on employees, capital expenditures, and more. Search "multinational corporations". Use this "grandmother" of reference books to lead you to other sources of statistics (as in this case, the Bureau of Economic Analysis).
- Doing BusinessFrom the World Bank, measures business climate across 180+ economies.
- Foreign Trade Statistics, U.S. Census BureauFrom the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes statistics such as top trading partners (1998-present); trade in goods by country (1985-present); historical series such as U.S. International Trade in Goods, (annual, 1960-present); U.S. Imports of Crude Oil (monthly, 1973-present); and much more.
- Treaties and Trade - Research GuideGould Library guide to treaties and international trade.
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Corporate financial information for U.S. and international public companies. Includes annual reports, corporate history, ownership structure changes, subsidiaries, property holdings, annual and quarterly financial data (current and historical), 30 years of stock prices, current long term debt, balance sheets, income statements, cash flow, bonds, Moodys ratings, capital stock, and links to recent news reports. Also includes country profiles and time series economic data back to 1984. Create customized analyses and comparison reports for companies and their industries. Financials can be searched and downloaded into spreadsheet format.
- Country Risk Reports - AM Best Ratings ServiceAM Best is a full-service credit rating organization serving the insurance industry. Select country to download reports.
Paradise Papers
- Paradise Papers: Secrets of the Global EliteIncludes primary source documents as well as interactive data features.
- Wikipedia: Paradise PapersUse with caution because it's Wikipedia, but lots of background details and references in this article.
- Paradise Papers: Everything you need to know about the leakA backgrounder from the BBC.
