GOV 324: Asian Politics
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- Find Information on Countries and Regions
Handbooks and Directories
- Europa World Plus This link opens in a new windowOnline 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 byCall Number: Ref. DS 1 .F3 2018Publication Date: annualExtensive 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.
Online Sources
- CIA World Fact BookContains brief profiles of all the nations.
- Country Reports on Human Rights PracticesAnnual 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. - IMF Country ReportsAn assessment of financial stability for each country of the world, prepared by the International Monetary Fund.
- Country Studies (by the Library of Congress)Book-length reports on 101 countries, with updated country profiles. The library owns the print copies of most of these reports.
- U. S. Department of StateUse the "Countries and Regions" tab to find reports and other information about individual countries.
- BBC News - AsiaAccess to current news articles on political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of the Asian countries.
- Freedom HouseIncludes online access to the annual "Freedom in the World" reports.
- World BankIncludes reports and data on developing nations and global economic issues.
- Congressional Committee HearingsBrowse 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.
- The future of U.S. policy on Taiwan : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, first session, December 8, 2021.A recent example of a congressional committee hearing.
Statistics
- International Financial Statistics This link opens in a new windowA 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.
- World DataBank This link opens in a new windowA 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.
- United Nations Statistics Division This link opens in a new windowA good place to begin searching for international economic data.
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, and Oceania, 1750-2005 by Call Number: Ref. HA 4675 .M553 2007ISBN: 9780230005150Publication Date: 2007
