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Economic Reform & Development
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Resources web pages:
InternationalOrganizations & NGOs
- News Releases
- Publications Includes Progress of Nations, an annual ranking of human welfare achievements. Past rankings available. State of the World’s Children report.
- Statistics
African Development Bank In addition to speech transcripts and press communiqués, this up-to-date site offers Project Information Sheets on the latest work, arranged by country as well as statistics and basic information about African countries. A limited number of Economic Research Papers are available online.
Asian Development Bank's Development Topics As the ADB promotes sustainable development, it is increasingly dedicating attention to the policy and institutional environment of a given country. This section of the site gives access to several documents concerning law and development in Asia, the Law and Development Bulletin. Also included are links to other sites that deal with development issues in Asia.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Established in 1991, the EBRD "...fosters the transition towards open market-oriented economies and promotes private and entrepreneurial initiative in the countries of central and eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)." From this general information site, you can download the EBRD's Annual Report in Adobe Acrobat as well as Working Papers on economic transformation of central and eastern Europe and the CIS.
Inter-American Development Bank An easy-to-navigate site with detailed information on pending, approved and completed projects (organized by country). Their Research Network, Working Papers and Newsletters are available for free in Adobe Acrobat. Also included are speech transcripts and press releases along with the bimonthly IDBAmerica (available in 5 languages) and a guide to business opportunities.
International Development Research Center IDRC is a public corporation created by the Canadian government to "help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research." Its publications are available online for free.
North American Development Bank Created under the auspices of NAFTA, the NADB is a bilaterally funded, international organization jointly administered by the United States and Mexico. The site offers news, press releases, program information and the latest on their current projects.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) This site is loaded with useful statistical information and links to member and non-member sites. Their Statistics on External Debt, maintained in conjunction with the Bank of International Settlement, the World Bank and the IMF.
Transparency International An NGO "dedicated to increasing government accountability and curbing both international and national corruption." This site includes free access to TI's quarterly newsletter and publications, including its widely regarded "Corruption Perceptions Index" and "SIGMA/TI Anti-Corruption Directory." There is also a rich collection of full-text working papers, speech transcripts and press releases. See their list of links to other sites dedicated to fighting corruption.
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) A well organized site with excellent information (free and downloadable in Adobe Acrobat). Fully searchable.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) This site contains extensive information about economic development and humanitarian assistance. Many publications are available for downloading on Adobe Acrobat for free. Also, a comprehensive links page, organized by topic.
Internet Resources & Research Tools
ELDIS The gateway to development information.
Development Experience Clearinghouse From USAID. A searchable database of USAID reports and documents on development programs throughout the world.
Development Gateway Includes a searchable and browseable database of development projects as well as individual country gateways, news, data and statistics.
Directory of Development Organizations Organized by region.
Dr. Robinson Rojas Databank Subtitled "The Political Economy of Developmental Studies, this site "promotes excellence in teaching and researching economics and development, and the advancing of understanding, learning and knowledge. Many, many resources to choose from including news services, regionally organized information and excellent resources on Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
Environmental Protection Agency (U. S.) Economics Page
Index of Economic Freedom From the Heritage Foundation. The database includes country level and regional analyses of economic data on foreign investment codes, taxes, tariffs, banking regulations, monetary policy, black markets, and more.
International Law Institute Links to development and trade related sites, development banks and international development agencies.
Microfinance Gateway A searchable database of articles and case studies.
PRAXIS This is the international development homepage of Prof. Richard J. Estes of the University of Pennsylvania. The site includes an array of links to resources in social and economic development, development assistance agencies and organizations, country and regional resources, major reports on international and comparative social research and much more.
Virtual Library on International Development
WWW Virtual Library: Sustainable Development A massive list of sites related to sustainable development, including organizations, electronic journals, libraries, references, documents, databases, and directories.
Center for International Development at Harvard University.
International Development Research Centre-- A public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research. This site provides full-text publications, research databases, project information, funding opportunities, and links.
Institute of Development Studies From Sussex, UK, the Institute is a leading center on International Development studies.
International Institute for Sustainable Development
National Center for Development Studies Based in Australia, the NCDS looks at development issues in East Asia and the South Pacific. Free access to online papers.