Online version of the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. An indispensable source of information on world-wide affairs. First published in 1926, the year book is renowned as one of the world's leading reference works, covering political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
The Far East and Australasia by Europa Publications Staff
Call Number: Ref. DS 1 .F3 2018
Publication Date: annual
Extensive profiles on the recent history, politics, and economics of the countries in this region. Also contains key statistical data. Older volumes are in the general stacks. Updated by Europa World Plus.
Human Rights Watch World Report
Call Number: Ref. JC 571 .H785 2014
Publication Date: annual
Amnesty International Report: The State of the World's Human Rights
Call Number: Ref. JC 571 .A44 2013
Publication Date: annual
The World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties, 3 vols. by Deborah A. Kaple; George E. Delury (Editor)
Annual report prepared by the U. S. Department of State. Contains details of all human rights violations for every nation.
Also available in print at JC 571 .H785.
Browse or search for the transcripts of House and Senate committee hearings. Many aspects of Asian politics are addressed by the committee on foreign relations, and other committees.
A standard source of international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. The database, published by the International Monetary Fund, contains approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries and areas. Covers 1948 to the present.
A data source that includes information on the global economy, finance, gender, education, health, natural resources, and environmental indicators. This resource, published by the World Bank, contains statistical data for over 600 development indicators and time series data from 1960 to the latest compiled for over 200 countries as well as 18 country groups. Databases include: World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Gender Statistics, Education Statistics, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics, Africa Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor, and Millennium Development Goals.
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, and Oceania, 1750-2005 by B. R. Mitchell