GOV 223: Comparative Politics of Developing Areas

Selected International Organizations

UN - United Nations
IMF - International Monetary Fund
WB - World Bank
OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Organization of American States
Greenpeace

General Reference Sources

Europa World Yearbook

Ref. Desk D2 .E8 2007

International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, & Oceania, 1750-2000

Ref. HA 4675 .M552 2003

World Resources 2005: The Wealth of the Poor

Ref. HC 59 .W667 2005

World Development Indicators 2006 (World Bank)

Ref. HC 59.15 .W656 2006

Economic Indicators 2004

Ref. HC 59.3 .E26 2004 (economic projections for 185 countries and territories)

Encyclopedia of the Developing World (3 vols.)

Ref. HC 59.7 .E52 2006

World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development (World Bank)

Ref. HC 59.7 .W659 2008

World Poverty

Ref. HC 59.72 .P6 G53 2004

Encyclopedia of Democracy (4 vols.)

Ref. Balcony JC 423 .E53 1995

Selected Sources on Countries

The Far East and Australasia 2008

Ref. DS 1 .F3 2008

The Middle East and North Africa 2008

Ref. DS 49 .M5 2008

Africa South of the Sahara 2008

Ref. DT 351 .A37 2008

South America, Central America, and the Caribbean 2008

Ref. F 1408.29 .S69 2008

World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties, 3rd Ed. (3 vols.)

Ref. Balcony JF 2011 .W67 1999

International Financial Statistics

Ref. HG 61 .I58 (recent year in Reference Room, previous 9 years found on Ground Level)

Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices (annual; US State Dept.)

Ref. HF 1410 .C69

Amnesty International Repport 2007: The State of the World's Human Rights

Ref. Balcony JC 571 .A44 2007

Freedom in the World: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties

Ref. Balcony JC 571 .F646 2003
Also available online

Human Rights Watch: World Report 2007

Ref. Balcony JC 571 .H785 2007

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, annual

Ref. Balcony JC 571 .U48
Compiled by the State Department for Congress. Also available online

Online Sources

Lexis-Nexis

Full-text newspapers, including the New York Times, Washington Post, and papers from other countries.

Social Sciences Full Text

Guide to the literature of the social sciences, 1983- present

PAIS International

Public Affairs Information Service, updated monthly.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online

A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. Includes full-text of articles, proceedings from conferences, books, journals, and policy briefs.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

An index of all federal government publications from 1976 to the present.

Congressional Committee Hearings

Provides links to the full text of the transcripts of selected House and Senate committee hearings, 1995 to the present.

U.S. Department of State

http://www.state.gov/
Contains the Background Notes for all countries. Click on the Countries tab.

United Nations

http://www.un.org/

Freedom House

http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=1
Inlcudes online access to the annual Freedom in the World reports.

National Endowment for Democracy

http://www.ned.org/
Provides grants to prodemocracy organizations throughout the world.

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

http://www.nam.gov.za/
Founded in 1961 by Tito, this group of developing nations advocates solutions to global economic problems.

Organization of American States

http://www.oas.org/

World Bank

http://www.worldbank.org/
Includes special reports on global economic prospects.

Country Studies (area handbook) Federal Research Division, Library of Congress

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Good book-length background information on all of the countries.