Information on Other Countries
From the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA):
The World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
From the State Department:
Background Notes
www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
From the Library of Congress:
Country Profiles
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles.html
From the United Nations Development Programme:
Human Development Reports
http://hdr.undp.org/en/
This is probably the easiest place to go for international economic development statistics.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (based in Paris, France)
http://www.oecd.org
A cooperative effort of the World Bank, and other organizations.
From the World Bank:
Data Finder
http://datafinder.worldbank.org/world-bank-data-finder
Interactive world maps allow users to compare 17 key development indicators, such as life expectancy and CO2 emissions, country-by-country and year-by-year.
Doing Business 2009: Comparing Regulation in 181 Economies (HD 3612 .D65 2008). Also available online:
http://www.doingbusiness.org/ Use this source for “objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 181 economies and selected cities at the sub-national and regional level." Contains reports which can be viewed online or downloaded free of charge.
CountryWatch
http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_default.aspx
Provides critical country-specific intelligence and data through its suite of products.
Sources Specific to International Business
Doing Business Beyond America's Borders. FdL campus; call number HD 62.4 .T85 2008. For more information see this blogpost: http://mparklib.blogspot.com/2009/02/doing-business-beyond-us-borders.html
Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: The Bestselling Guide to Doing Business in More Than 60 Countries, 2nd Edition. Fdl campus; call number HF 5389 .M67 2006.
[Search the MPTC Catalog for similar titles.] This book is your passport to international business etiquette and specific protocol that may be required in situations such as getting though customs.
International Business Information of the Web: Searcher Magazine’s Guide to Sites and Strategies for Global Business Research. FdL campus; (Reference collection) call number HF 54.56 .L364 2001
Sure the internet has changed since this book first came out in 2001, but this book can still help you do better business research.
Library Notes: Blogposts on International Business
http://mparklib.blogspot.com/search/label/International%20Business
Created 11/2009
