Social Studies Research Links

Social Studies Research Links
(May 2002)

Economics of Development

United Nations (UN)
Home: http://www.un.org/
UN Conference on Trade and Development: http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/un/unctadin.htm
Economic and Social Development: http://www.un.org/esa/

World Bank
Home: http://www.worldbank.org/
Data/Countries: http://www.worldbank.org/data/databytopic/class.htm

World Trade Organization (WTO)
Home: http://www.wto.org/
Ten Misunderstandings of the WTO: http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/10mis_e/10m00_e.htm
Pros and Cons of Globalization: http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2001/10/31_globa.html

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Home: http://www.imf.org
What is the IMF? http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/exrp/what.htm
IMF Reform: http://www.heritage.org/library/backgrounder/bg1204.html
IMF Reform: http://csf.colorado.edu/roper/if/98f/imf-reform/
IMF/US Imperialism: http://csf.colorado.edu/roper/if/98f/imf-reform/0022.html

U.S. Federal Reserve Bank
http://federalreserve.gov/

National Bureau of Economic Research
http://www.nber.org/

Development Economics
http://www.oxy.edu/~gsecondi/dev.html

Z-Magazine Watches
Global Economics (many links): http://www.zmag.org/CrisesCurEvts/Globalism/GlobalEcon.htm
Economy Watch: http://www.zmag.org/econwatch/econwatch.htm

National Labor Committee
http://www.nlcnet.org/

Global Economy Activist Page
http://www.globalworkplace.org/?lid=33

Global Activism
http://nologo.org/

Facts and Figures of Economic Inequality (U.S.)
http://www.inequality.org/factsfr.html

Human Development Indicators
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/indicator/

Index of Economic Freedom
http://www.heritage.org/index/

Country Corruption Data
http://www.transparency.org/index.html

Corruption Perception Index (2001)
http://www.transparency.org/cpi/2001/cpi2001.html#cpi

Energy Consumption by Country U.S.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/iea/tablee1.html

Asian Crisis Papers
http://www.russellsage.org/publications/working_papers_asia.htm

General Economic Links
http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/journals.html

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Development and Global Inequality

National Council for Development Education
http://www.ncde.ie/

The National Committee for Development Education was established in 1994 under the auspices of Irish Aid at the Department of Foreign Affairs. It aims to promote and support Development Education in all sectors of Irish society through cooperation with organisations, schools and other institutions with an involvement in education and/or learning. Among the projects supported are development-related courses in the Equality Studies programme. The site contains information on NCDE activities, grants and resources and links to other sites.

OneWorld Online*
http://www.oneworld.net/

'A meeting place for the International Community', featuring news, media, guides, education, 200+ partner organisations, gallery, action. "It's the world's biggest and best collection of multimedia material - that's text, graphics, audio and video - on development, the environment and human rights on the Web. It's also a partnership of many of the world's leading development agencies and charities." Excellent search facilities. A good place to start on oneworld issues.

Economic Inequality

Basic Income European Network (BIEN)
www.basicincome.org

The Basic Income European Network is an international network of people interested in the idea of Basic Income, the payment to every permanent resident of a state of a regular income without reference to means, availability for work, etc. Besides providing information on basic income, the site also includes BIEN's newsletters, which contain announcements and an annotated bibliography of work on basic income. BIEN-Ireland is the subnetwork of BIEN in Ireland, and is facilitated by the Equality Studies Centre.

Inequality, Poverty, and Socio-economic Performance
http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/inequal/index.htm

"This site aims to be a resource on: (a) the relationship between distributional dynamics, economic growth, and poverty reduction; (b) the effect inequality might have on social outcomes and behaviors; and (c) current discussions and methodologies that might be useful for operational and research work." Contains a lot of information, further references, abstracts, links.

The Panel Study of Income Dynamics
http://www.umich.edu/~psid/

The PSID is a longitudinal survey of a representative sample of US individuals and the families in which they reside. It has been ongoing since 1968. The data are collected annually, and the data files contain the full span of information collected over the course of the study. PSID data can be used for cross- sectional, longitudinal, and intergenerational analysis and for studying both individuals and families.

United for a Fair Economy
http://www.ufenet.org/

"United for a Fair Economy is a national, independent, nonpartisan organization that puts a spotlight on the dangers of growing income, wage and wealth inequality in the United States and coordinates action to reduce the gap. We provide popular education resources, work with grassroots organizations, conduct research, and support creative and legislative action to reduce inequality." Very interesting site with lots of ideas for activism and campaigns.

US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/

Lots of information about the US, including information on distribution of income and wealth. A good place to start is "Subjects: A to Z" at the bottom of the home page.

inequality.org
http://www.inequality.org

Very accessible site containing information about economic inequality in the USA.

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Yahoo Directory on International Economic Development - World Wide Web resources on international economic development

World Bank - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Development Association (IDA), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) - provides development assistance, source of data and statistics on poverty and development, publisher of the annual World Development Report (WDR)

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - a United States government agency conducting foreign assistance and humanitarian aid, Yahoo Directory on USAID

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - the United Nation's principal provider of development advice, publisher of the Human Development Report (HDR)

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - a group of 30 industrialized countries

World Health Organization (WHO) - source of information about health topics

Yahoo Directory on Sustainable Agriculture - World Wide Web resources about sustainable agriculture

Redefining Progress - a nonprofit organization developing policies and instruments

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) - a nonprofit organization conducting research on maize and wheat

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) - a nonprofit agricultural research and training center established to improve the well-being of rice farmers and consumers, particularly those with low incomes

Brown University Department of Economics

Country Data

World Resource Institute: http://www.wri.org/

World Climate Links: http://www.worldbook.com/fun/atw/climates/index.htm

Geography Glossary: http://www.geologylink.com/glossary/

Try the Continent Links. http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html

World Resource Links: http://www.wri.org/wrilinks.html

World Fact Book: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

Three-D Atlas On-Line: http://www.3datlas.com/

World Maps: http://www.theodora.com/maps/

Middle East Information: http://www.arab.net/

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