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Country Information

  • Africa South of the Sahara. Annual Europa surveys. [DT351 .A37 Reference]
  • Background Notes. State Department country profiles. [Government Documents]
  • Department of Deferse Country Studies. Detailed profiles. Macmillan. [Various.]
  • Doing Business In... Price Waterhouse country information guides. [Various.]
  • Europa World Yearbook. Reports on countries and international organizations. For each country, the Year Book provides a statistical survey, which includes macro-economic indicators and overviews of the nation's economy. [JN1.E85. Reference]
  • Index of Economic Freedom. A guide to the world's economies. It includes country-by-country analyses and the most up-to-date data available on foreign investment codes, taxes, tariffs, banking regulations, monetary policy, black markets, and more. [HB95 .I48 Reference]
  • The Far East and Australasia. Annual Europa surveys. [DS335 .F3 Reference]
  • The Middle East and North Africa. Annual Europa surveys. [DS49 .M5 Reference]

Export/Import

  • Basic Guide to Exporting. U.S. Dept. of Commerce. A step-by-step guide to exporting especially useful to small businesses. [Government Documents, C61.8 EX 7/3/992]
  • Exporter's Encyclopedia. D & B. Annual. Step-by-step guide to exporting with details on over 200 countries and areas. [HF 3011 .E9 Ref]
  • Importer's Manual USA. Basic guide to importing. [HF 3035 .I45 Ref]

International Business

  • International Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It. By Ruth A. Pagell and Michael Halperin. 2nd ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1998. [HF 54.5 .P33 1997 Ref]
  • International Encyclopedia of Business and Management. Edited by Malcolm Warner. New York: Routledge, 1996. 6 vols. [HF 1001 .I53 1996 Ref]
  • Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Management. by O'Connell, John. Malden, Mass. Blackwell Publishers, 1999.
  • Routledge Critical Dictionary of Global Economics / Beynon. (Ref. HB61 .R68 1999)
  • Emerging Stock Markets Factbook. Washington, D.C. (Ref. HG 5993 .E57)

Other Reports and Statistics

  • Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2004 Call Number: Reference HG3882 More info.
  • Direction Of Trade Statistics Yearbook 2004 Call Number: Reference HF91 More info.
  • Government Finance Statistics Yearbook 2004 Call Number: Reference HJ101 More info.
  • International Financial Statistics Yearbook 2004 Call Number: Reference HG61 More info.
  • Global Development Finance. Contains data on external debt and financial flows to developing countries. [HG3879 .W675 Reference]
  • International Financial Statistics. IMF economic data. Provides time series, which summarize each country's balance of payments, with collateral data on its principal components (trade and reserves), data on the principal cause and effect elements (monetary expansion and contraction, government surpluses and deficits, etc.). Published annually. Data is listed by country. Provides data for the last 30 years. [HG61 .I57. Ref]
  • Illustrated Book of World Rankings. Chapter 7 covers economic indicators. Business, finance, labor, and trade are also covered. Reference HA155.K87 2001 (CD-ROM available)
  • National Trade Data Bank . database on international trade. [Inquire for access]
  • Salomon Smith Barney Guide to World Equity Markets. This guide to over 80 equity markets world-wide brings together research and analysis from over 200 different exchanges, economists, analysts and lawyers to provide an essential tool for foreign institutional investors. Allows cross reference and comparison of: the political environment and economic performance; the role of central banks; market performance; stock exchange structure and history; market value and liquidity; the availability of derivatives; best performing country funds; principal investors; taxation and regulations affecting foreign investors; exchange controls; and reporting requirements. The book also includes MSCI World Indices, Salomon Smith Barney World Equity Indices, local indices provided by Datastream, and summary tables of economic and financial statistics. [HG4551 .G8 Reference]
  • World Development Report. Focus changes from year to year, the most recent focuses on economic reforms of countries in transition to market economics. It includes detailed economic indicators for 133 countries, with totals for countries grouped by economic and/or selected world region, or for countries with high levels of external debt; and selected summary indicators for 76 additional countries. [HC59.7 .W659 Stacks] NetLibrary: 2002; 1999/2000; 1998/99; 1997; 1995; WorldBank website.
  • World Development Indicators provides 800 indicators for 152 countries and county groups. The data is divided into six sections: world view, people, environment, economy, states and markets, and global links (i.e. globalization). [HC59.15 .W656]
  • World Economic Outlook.  International Monetary Fund. Presents the IMF staff’s analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups (classified by region, stage of development, etc.), and in many individual countries. It focuses on major economic policy issues as well as on the analysis of economic developments and prospects. [HC 59.W6 Ref]

International Historical Economic Statistics

  • EIU Dataservices. . [Inquire for access]
  • International Financial Statistics Yearbook. Standard source for statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. It contains basic financial and economic statistics and IMF accounts data for 161 member countries, with aggregates by world region and economic grouping. Data is listed by country. [HG61.I57 Reference]
  • Statistical Yearbook (UN). Detailed economic data for 270 countries/territories by country, world region and economic grouping. Time periods covered vary, but usually 1980 on, with some earlier trends. Monetary values are expressed in local currency or US dollars. Data are shown on an internationally comparable basis, but not all data are shown for each country. Part Three, Economic Activity, has sections on national accounts and financial statistics. National accounts tables present statistics by country for the last nine years on GDP, GDP per capita and GDP by activity. [HA12.5 .U63, Reference earlier in stacks.]
  • One Hundred Years of Economic Statistics. Covers the U.K., U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Sweden, from around 1885 to 1987. [ HC106.L68 1989 Reference]
  • Handbook of International Economic Statistics. 1998. Published by the U.S CIA Directorate of Intelligence this resource has many economic tables comparing countries. Includes information on economic trends, production, energy, agriculture, foreign trade and aid. Coverage dates: 1970 to 1997. Information from the tables is available in Excel format at the web site. Good for historical information, a more current edition is not available as of June 2003).
  • International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-1993. Covers population, labor, industries, trade, finance, prices, and more. [ HA1107. M5 1998 Reference]
  • International Historical Statistics: The Americas, 1750-1993 Covers population, labor, industries, trade, finance, prices, and more. Reference HA175.M55 1998
  • International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, & Oceania, 1750-1993 Covers population, labor, industries, trade, finance, prices, and more. Reference HA4675.M55 1998
 
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