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Look in the following catalogs for books, videos and other types of audiovisual items held in libraries.
Outline of the Library of Congress Classification System (what COD uses to shelve its books).
Other Nearby Public and Academic Libraries
List of Economics DVD's at the C.O.D. Library
List of Economics VHS tapes at the C.O.D. Library
Berkeley Law and Economics Working Papers.
Brookings Press Full-Text Books Online.
EconPapers Online (includes full-text books, chapters, and journal articles as well)
Home Economics Archive from Cornell University Library. (Free online books and journal articles, from 1850 - 1950).
Library of Economics and Liberty. (Full-text classic books of economics online)
The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith
Look up countries in the reference books listed here to read about recent economic conditions and trends, along with recent statistics.
Africa South of the Sahara . Reference DT 351 .A 37.
Central and South-Eastern Europe . Reference D 1058 .C 46.
Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia . Reference D1058 .E 37.
Economies of the World. Reference HC 59.3 .E 27 2005.
The Europa World Year Book . Reference JN 1 .E 85. This is the best one, as it comes out every year.
The Far East and Australia . Reference DS 1 .F 3.
The Middle East and North Africa . Reference DS 49 .M 5.
South America, Central America, and the Caribbean . Reference F 1401 .S 68.
The USA and Canada . Reference E 838 .U 83.
Western Europe . Reference D 1050 .W 4.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies. Reference HC 15 .W 675 2003.
List of OECD Economic Surveys for individual countries in the Library's General Collection.
The latest editions of these books are in the Reference Collection on the main level of the library, while older editions may be upstairs in the General Collection under the same call number.
Economic Freedom of the World. Reference HC 10 .E 3746. This item provides statistics and analysis of countries' economic situations.
Guide to the World's Major Emerging Economies . Reference HC 59.7 .B 87 2000.
Index of Economic Freedom. Reference HB 95 .I 48. For each country, there is a brief discussion of the country's tade policy, fiscal burden of government, property rights, government intervention in the economy, wages and prices, capital flows, and business regulations.
International Historical Statistics . Reference HA 154 .M 51.
International Marketing Data and Statistics . Reference HA 42 .I 56.
International Trade Statistics (W.T.O.) . Reference HF 1371 .I 584.
OECD Economic Outlook . Reference HC 10 .O 18.
OECD Employment Outlook . Reference HD 5701 .O 215.
Statistical Yearbook (U.N.) . Reference HA 12.5 .U 63.
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific . Reference HA 1665 .S 73.
World Cost of Living Survey . Reference HD 6977 .W 67 1999.
World Economic and Social Survey . Reference HC 59 .A 169.
The sources below are indexes to where statistical data can be found:
Global Data Locator Reference HA 36 .K 87 1997
Statistics Sources Reference HA 154 .M 51.
Internet Sites
Atlas of Global Inequality. This site allows for the comparison of one country to another, with statistics for the period 1960 - 2000.
Center for Latin American Economics (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
Country Background Notes from the U.S. State Department.
Country information via Yahoo.com (Just select the name of the country from the list provided, and then select either "Business and Economics," or "Government").
Country Reports.org. A collection of cultural, historical, statistical, and geographic information about countries.
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
EUROSTAT. Statistics from the European Community.
Fedstats (Search engine to find statistics from U.S. government agencies; just type in the country's name in the search box).
GAPMINDER.org. This organization creates online charts and graphs for various socio-economic statistical topics.
Handbook of Latin American Studies. Citations-only database from the U.S. Library of Congress.
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB).
International Economic Indicators (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
International Economics Gateway from Alta Plana
International Economic Statistics database (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
International Monetary Fund (IMF).
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Terminology: A Multilingual Directory.
NationMaster.com This site allows one to generate rankings and maps of nations.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Structural Adjustment - A Major Cause of Poverty. From GlobalIssues.org.
UC Atlas of Global Inequality. This site allows for the comparison of one country to another, with statistics for the period 1960 - 2000.
United Nations Economic and Social Development
United States Overseas Loans and Grants, a.k.a. "The Greenbook".
The Virtual Librarian Regional Studies. From here you can select a region and country.
The Library can obtain copies of articles or books from other libraries for you. Inquire at the Reference Desk. You may also consult journal title lists from other libraries in the area.
Reference Desk: 630-942-3364
Dan Blewett, Reference Librarian
(630) 942-2279
Office: SRC 3033
blewett@cdnet.cod.edu