Georgetown University Library - Subject Guide for Economies of Countries


Background Information

Country Studies

CountryWatch  

http://0-www.countrywatch.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ip

1998- .

Geographic, political, and economic information in narrative and statistical form on 192 individual countries. Provides GDP, growth, money, prices, unemployment, government, debt, trade, and balance of payments. Productivity data on five key sectors. Gives country rankings for trade, population, productivity, development and technology

Data & Statistics

Data Handbooks

Country Profiles (EIU)  

http://0-db.eiu.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/index.asp?layout=publications&publication_type_id=30000203&eiu_publication_id=2000000800

1996/97- .

Annual analysis of major trends in economies of over 180 countries. Includes forecasts for the upcoming year and evaluations of foreign trade data and background data on political developments in each country.

Country Reports (EIU)  

http://0-db.eiu.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/index.asp?layout=publications&publication_type_id=50000205&eiu_publication_id=2000001000

1996- .

Quarterly analysis of major trends in economies of over 180 countries. Includes forecasts for the upcoming year and evaluations of foreign trade data and background data on political developments in each country.

International Statistics

LABORSTA  

http://laborsta.ilo.org/

Compiled by the International Labour Organization, this site offers labor statistics by country, topic, and publication. Includes data on the economically active population, employment, unemployment, hours of work, wages, labour cost, consumer prices, wages and hours by occupation, occupational injuries, strikes and lockouts, and labor migration. Click on "Statistics" in the left menu; choose the "By topic" option; and from the "Other indicators" section select, for example, "International Labour Migration Statistics". Print version, Year Book of Labour Statistics, 1935 to the present; current in Ref. HD 4826 .I63 , earlier in stacks.

World Development Reports  

http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr/

1998/1999- .

This key World Bank publication offers recent statistics and narrative on topics relating to developing countries. Latest print version is at the Reference Desk HC 59 .W6; earlier years (back to 1978) in stacks at HC 59. W6.

Location: Ref. Desk HC 59 .W6; 1978 - in stacks.