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IGO Reports
Intergovernmental organizations publish many reports on development generally, often highlighting needs in different countries or regions. Contact me for additional tips on locating papers from IGOs.
- IMF publicationsSearch for publications, many are online.
Human Development Reports by Call Number: HD72 .H85 and OnlineISBN: 0195305116Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Latest edition received is in reference; older issues back to 1992 in the stacks; PDFs online since 1990.
- IADB: Inter-American Development BankProvides financing in Latin America. Publications and data.
- IFC: International Finance CorporationPart of the World Bank, links to publications and research.
- UN DevelopmentPortal to development information and resources.
- World Bank: Gender & DevelopmentPortal to reports, resources, data on gender and development.
- World Bank Data CatalogPortal to the Bank's development publications.
- World Development ReportsEach year, the World Bank's annual development report focuses on a different topic.
Country Profiles
- CIA World Factbook This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations and the full text)
Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. - Europa World Plus This link opens in a new windowCombines the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. Provides up-to-date political and economic information for more than 250 countries and territories.
- State Department Background NotesThe State Department profiles each country's economy, history, geography, demographics, and recent political history.
Research Guides and Directories
- Aid DataLargest online directory of development activities, from Development Gateway Foundation. Information by country, sector, and donor agency.
- USAID Development Experience ClearinghouseRepository of USAID-funded program documentation, with over 70,000 downloadable documents.
- Global Development LabAn office within USAID that focuses on innovation and information sharing.
- Global System for Sustainable Development (GSSD)From MIT, an online index to development research.
- IDS: Institute of Development StudiesHuge hub of research and news across breadth of development topics from University of Sussex.
- WWW Internet Virtual Library: Development LinksFind the links listed here and many more at the indispensable WWW Internet Virtual Library's site, updated by Professor Wayne A. Selcher.
