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Economic development

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Aid and Reform in Africa: Lessons from Ten Case Studies: Presents the results of ten case studies examining the impact of development aid on the economic policies of ten African countries - Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mali, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nigeria. Countries are categorised as successful reformers, post-socialist reformers, mixed reformers, or non-reformers. Individual country reports are presented as PDF files.
Author: World Bank
Subjects: african studies, economic development
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents
Commonwealth of Learning: COL has a mandate to create and widen opportunities for learning, through Commonwealth cooperation, with particular emphasis on utilising the potential of distance education and the application of communication technologies to education. The overall aim of the organisation is to help strengthen the capacities of Commonwealth member countries to develop the human resources required for their economic and social development.
Author: Commonwealth of Learning
Subjects: distance education, economic development
DeweyClass: 374
Resource type: documents
Developing Countries: Debt Relief Initiatives For Poor Countries Faces Challenges: Report to US Congressional Committees reviewing the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative. Concludes that unless there is sustained economic development the project will not have a lasting effect on relieving debt from developing countries. Discussion revolves around how this development may be achieved. Countries cited include Bolivia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mauritania, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Author: United States General Accounting Office
Subjects: development studies, economic development, united states government
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
Economic Development and Cultural Change: Journal pioneering the study of noneconomic variables in the development process. Tables of contents only.
Author: University of Chicago Press
Subjects: cultural studies, economic development
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: journal
Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor: Presents a UK Government White Paper discussing various benefits to the world's poor which could result from the rapid economic developments accompanying globalisation. Sets out strategies for achieving this, and covers topics such as governance and poverty, the global environment, and skills development.
Author: UK Government
Subjects: economic development, poverty
DeweyClass: 362.5
Resource type: documents
Engendering Development through Attention to Gender: World Bank report addressing issues relating to gender and development. Covers social norms, laws, economic institutions and growth, and policy making, with a view to promoting gender equality. Report is presented as a PDF file.
Author: World Bank
Subjects: economic development, gender studies
DeweyClass: 305.4
Resource type: document
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: The EBRD was founded in 1991 to foster the transition towards market oriented economies and to promote private and entrepreneurial initiative in central and eastern European countries. Includes the full text of annual reports from 1995, recent press releases, project summary documents and working papers, and environmental assessments of the impact of the programmes.
Author: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Subjects: eastern europe, economic development
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: documents
Foresight: Government programme launched in 1994 to improve the competitiveness of the UK economy and enhance the quality of life, by bringing together business, the science base, and government to identify and respond to emerging opportunities in markets and technologies. Publications cover agriculture and forestry, chemicals, construction, defence, energy, financial services, food and drink, health, electronics, communications, leisure and learning, manufacturing, environment, and transport.
Author: Department of Trade and Industry
Subjects: british business, economic development, leisure, transportation
DeweyClass: 330
Resource type: documents
G8 Information Centre: Provides background information, published documentation from summit meetings, and scholarly articles relating to the activities of the G8 group of nations - France, USA, UK, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, and Russia. Information is provided in English, Japanese, French, and German.
Author: University of Toronto G8 Research Group
Subjects: economic development, international relations
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents
G8 Online: Focuses on the 2000 Okinawa Summit in Japan between Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, US, UK, and Russia. Contains videos of meetings and speeches made by world leaders on economic issues.
Author: eCollege.com
Subjects: economic development, international relations
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents, moving images, sound collection
Global Compact: Describes the nine principles drafted at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 1999, intended to encourage business leaders to unite the power of markets with universal ideals relating to human rights, labour standards, and the environment. Also suggests ways in which the principles can be put into practice.
Author: United Nations
Subjects: business ethics, economic development, employment, environmental philosophy, human rights
DeweyClass: 330
Resource type: documents
Global Economic Prospects and the Developing Countries 2001: Reviews the global economic environment, and focuses on its implications for developing countries over the next decade. Individual chapters are available as PDF files, with summaries of the report available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Also features a transcript of the World Bank press conference which launched the report, and accompanying press releases.
Author: World Bank
Subjects: economic development, economic performance
DeweyClass: 330
Resource type: document
Global Poverty Report: Identifies regional and global poverty issues and trends, examines the roles which the IMF, World Bank, and other development banks can play at individual country level in alleviating poverty, and suggests ways in which these organisations can work together to this end.
Author: G8 Okinawa Summit
Subjects: economic development, poverty
DeweyClass: 362.5
Resource type: document
Group of 77: As the largest Third World coalition in the United Nations, the Group of 77 provides the means for the developing world to articulate and promote its collective economic interests and enhance its joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues in the United Nations system. Includes declarations and programmes of action, speeches, news, and full text of the G-77 Journal.
Author: Group of 77
Subjects: economic development, international relations
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents, journal, news
Halving World Poverty by 2015: Report from the DfID which examines strategies to reduce the number of people in the world living in extreme poverty to 15 percent by 2015. Also considers issues of human and social development such as infant and maternal mortality rates, gender equality, and access to primary education.
Author: ELDIS
Subjects: economic development, poverty
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy: The IATP is an organisation which aims to promote environmentally and economically sustainable communities and regions through sound agriculture and trade policy. Includes information on the IATP projects and publications, and sections on trade, agriculture, and the environment.
Author: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Subjects: agricultural policy, economic development, environmental philosophy, international trade
DeweyClass: 338.1
Resource type: institution
Is There a New Economy?: OECD report considering the existence of a new economy based on technological developments. Addresses growth issues in the US, which is seen as demonstrating the clearest evidence of the new economy, and argues that while there are clear signs of a restructuring in the US economy, there is no evidence to support claims of the death of the traditional business cycle, or the potential for unlimited growth. Report is presented as a PDF file.
Author: OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Subjects: economic development, electronic commerce
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
Joint BIS-IMF-OECD World Bank Statistics on External Debt: International data from creditor and market sources, on the external debt of developing and transition countries. Includes information on stock of debt and flow figures for the latest complete year.
Author: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Subjects: economic development, world economic data
DeweyClass: 310
Resource type: reference data
Livelihoods Connect: Offers guidance sheets and distance learning materials for members of the UK Department for International Development and associated groups. Material aims to assist with the creation of sustainable livelihoods, with a view to eliminating poverty.
Author: Department for International Development
Subjects: economic development
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents
NationMaster.com: Nation Master allows users to generate graphs based on numerical data extracted from the CIA World Fact book and provides comprehensive statistical details on any country in the world. Also allows users to create their own comparative graphical and statistical data on any number of countries according to nationality, geographic areas, political affiliations and commercial affiliations. More specifically, Nation Master has 335 statistical data sets, ranging from library books, forested land, Internet users, and airports to crime, economic development, and the environment. Whilst being fully searchable, Nation Master provides links to interesting facts and links to national profiles that include the available statistics for each country, images of the country's flag and a political map. Users can also browse numerous maps of the world and flags of the world.
Author: NationMaster.com
Subjects: crime, economic development, economic performance, statistics research, world economic data, world maps, world population
DeweyClass: 310
Resource type: maps, reference data
New Economy Index: Set of documents discussing structural changes to the US economy in relation to economic indicators. Topics covered include industrial and occupational change, globalisation, dynamism and competition, the information technology revolution, the impact of the new economy on Americans, foundations of future developments, the knowledge economy, the productivity paradox, and popular myths about the 'new economy'. Available in HTML format or as a PDF file.
Author: Progressive Policy Institute
Subjects: economic development, united states economic data
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: An organisation comprising 29 countries aiming to create a setting for governments to discuss and develop economic and social policy. Provides information about membership, committees, relations with non-members and recruitment. Economic statistics, news items and documents on topics including competition law and policy, environmental issues, money laundering, public management and territorial development are also freely available.
Author: OECD
Subjects: economic development, social policy
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents
Oxfam Education Report: Report which documents the extent of the worldwide education crisis, identifies the causes, and proposes an agenda for reform. The report is divided into seven sections, each of which is downloadable as a PDF file, covering topics such as education and human development, inequalities in education, national barriers to basic education, and international cooperation.
Author: Oxfam
Subjects: economic development, international education
DeweyClass: 370
Resource type: documents
Oxford Review of Economic Policy: Quarterly economics journal, with freely available full text articles in PDF format from 1996 onwards. Topics include real interest rates, imperfect markets, product strategies, public finance, and environmental policy.
Author: Oxford University Press
Subjects: economic development, economics research, social science research
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: articles
Policy Research Institute: Independent research centre. Main areas of study include labour market and economic studies, local economic development, community development, needs assessment and evaluation, and public management.
Author: Policy Research Institute
Subjects: economic development, economics research, public administration
DeweyClass: 320.6
Resource type: institution
Political Challenges of Advancing Economic Reforms in Latin America: A report based on the first meeting of The Carnegie Economic Reform Network. Provides an overview of the political status of market-oriented reforms, the strengthening of banking systems and advancing education reforms.
Author: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Subjects: economic development, latin america
DeweyClass: 320.9
Resource type: article
Politics of Rural Land Use Planning in China: Written for the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Frank Pieke of Oxford University has written this working paper relating to the controversial issue of Chinese land use. Divided into two parts, the document analyses the policy development on national land use since the first Land Law in 1986. Peike then utilises fieldwork data in the Taicang municipality to draw wider conclusions on whether the new role of land has aided economic development policies at the lower levels of government organisation. He concludes that such uniform land use policies are still too restrictive and ineffective for a country of China's rapid economic expansion and urbanisation. Available in PDF only.
Author: Pieke, Frank
Subjects: china, chinese history, economic development, political science
DeweyClass: 333.0051
Resource type: document
Scottish Enterprise: Scottish economic development agency working to create jobs and prosperity. Offers a wide range of help and advice for those whose business's are based in Scotland and provides guidance and support for those interested in inward investment and trade.
Author: Scottish Enterprise
Subjects: economic development, scotland
DeweyClass: 338.9411
Resource type: institution
Small States: Meeting the Challenge in the Global Economy: PDF file addressing issues likely to affect development within the global economy of states whose population is less than 1.5 million. Considers ways in which small states differ from large, and outlines potential challenges and opportunities for small nations which may arise from globalisation. Also documents the responses of international institutions such as the World Bank, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the IMF, and the United Nations.
Author: Commonwealth Secretariat and World Bank Joint Task Force on Small States
Subjects: economic development
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
Studying Economy through the Macedonian Experience: Series of articles published since 1996 in various Eastern European and Balkan periodicals, focusing on the economic, social, and cultural development of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Material also incorporates coverage of situations in Russia and the Czech Republic.
Author: Vaknin, Sam
Subjects: cultural studies, czech republic, economic development, macedonia, russia
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: articles
Trade, Income Disparity and Poverty: World Trade Organisation report finding that the liberalisation of trade helps poor countries to catch up with rich ones. Discusses trade, growth, and disparity among nations, the connection between trade and poverty, income, economic growth, taxes and spending, and price changes and the transmission of shocks. Report is available in English, French, and Spanish in PDF format.
Author: World Trade Organisation
Subjects: economic development, international trade, poverty
DeweyClass: 382
Resource type: document
Traidcraft: UK fair trading organisation that seeks to narrow the gap between people in the 'third world' and people in the UK, mainly by proving the commercial viability of an alternative trading system.
Author: Traidcraft
Subjects: business ethics, economic development
DeweyClass: 382
Resource type: institution
Understanding the World Today: Set of links to data, theories, national profiles, research, and organisations, all of which are concerned with long term changes in social, political, and economic systems. Specific topics addressed include industrialisation, globalisation, and democratisation.
Author: Shackman, Gene
Subjects: economic development, political science, sociology
DeweyClass: 303
Resource type: index
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme: UNDP promotes sustainable human development. Includes information on the UNDP purpose and aims, news and announcements, details of UNDP activities, a section monitoring progress on sustainable development, general UN information, environment information, and the UN poverty clock which indicates the growth in poverty around the world.
Author: United Nations
Subjects: development studies, economic development, poverty, united nations
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents, news
United Nations: Official site of the UN which works to protect human rights, promote the protection of the environment, help the advancement of women and the rights of children, fight epidemics, famine and poverty, assist refugees, help improve telecommunication, deliver food aid, protect consumers, combat disease and help expand food production, make loans to developing countries and help stabilize financial markets.
Author: United Nations
Subjects: economic development, food production, humanitarian relief, international law, international relations, united nations
DeweyClass: 341
Resource type: institution
UNRISD On-Line: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development: The purpose of UNRISD is to study the relationship between social and economic development. Includes research into developing countries, integrating gender into development planning and the War-Torn Societies Project.
Author: UNRISD
Subjects: economic development
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents
Virtual Developing Country: Presents a series of virtual field trips through Zambia, to illustrate many of the issues that are currently of interest in the field of development economics. Offers background information on the past and present economy and geography of Zambia, and provides worksheets, datasheets, a photo gallery, a series of maps, and a glossary of terms.
Author: Biz/ed, Bristol University
Subjects: economic development, zambia
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents
World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty: World bank report arguing that major reductions in global poverty are achievable, but will require an approach which addresses the needs of the poor in terms of opportunity, empowerment, and security. The report is complemented by a collection of background documents, including an archive of discussions on the draft of the report.
Author: World Bank
Subjects: development studies, economic development, poverty
DeweyClass: 362.5
Resource type: documents
World Income Inequality Database: Collection of income inequality data measuring the relationship between poverty alleviation and economic growth in different countries between 1958 and 2000. Data can be downloaded in Microsoft Access format, and a user manual and source notes are provided.
Author: United Nations Development Programme
Subjects: economic development, economic performance, macroeconomics
DeweyClass: 339.3
Resource type: documents, reference data