Economic Development Network

Political, economic, and social data on the history of developing countries` and their prospects , from the World Bank Research Department.

www.idrc.ca/

www.bized.ac.uk/virtual/dc/

economics webec

American Community Network

Briefings on Development and Gender (BRIDGE)

Resources of interest to social work educators and students in international and comparative social and economic development.Established in 1958, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is one of five regional commissions.

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The Economic Commission for Africa

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Debt Relief International

Harvard University`s multidisciplinary center for coordinating development assistance, training, and research on Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America.

Inter -American Development Bank

A public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research . Includes internship information, news and publications.

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EDIRC, Economic Development

Do they promote local job opportunities and enhance private sector competitiveness or do they divert government money from supporting traditional public goods like education?

Provides background information, virtual field trips, worksheets, data, photos, development glossary, and teaching resources.

Virtual Library on International Development

worldbank heavily

Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers presents an attempt by Christian Zimmermann of the Center for Research on Employment and Economic Fluctuations, University of Quebec to index all Economic Development web sites.

www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/webeco.html

Covering issues such as human resources and social development; environment and natural resources; and infrastructure, financial markets and private enterprise development.

The Gateway to Development Information

Worldbank Discussion Forum for Topics in Economic Development

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Works to monitor and reform the World Bank and IMF.Aims to stimulate a process of world wide reflection on how cultural policies could be integrated into development strategies .

Economic Growth Research

rru.worldbank.org/Hot_Topics.asp

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Development Information Online

www.ids.ac.uk /devline/

www.worldbank.org/research/growth

provides funds for economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Sustainable Development Department, IDB

idb oecd

caster.ssw.upenn.edu/~restes/praxis .html

It has a large number of links on development topics and organizations

oecd webec

www.EconomicDevelopment.net /

ID21 is a fast-track research reporting service aiming to make policymakers aware of the latest British development research findings.Builds partnerships to overcome economic and social injustice and work toward people`s greater control over their resources, political structures, and economic processes that affect their lives.

www.oecd.org/development/

Eldis is funded by Danida and hosted by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex.

United Nations Development Fund for Women

translating economics

www.apo-tokyo.org/

Presents OECD`s publications and working papers about development like statistics, propectives studies or country surveys .

uneca worldbank

www.acn.net/

International Development Exchange

divert eldis

www.dri.org.uk/

www.ecodevdirectory.com/

Directory of economic development agency web sites listed by geographical location.Collection of links to international development resources maintained by the Canadian International Development Agency.

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Economic Development Directory

www.iadb.org/

www.iadb.org/sds/

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Providing data on communities that want economic development to companies and entrepreneurs planning facilities location or site selection projects.Development GAP works to ensure that the knowledge, priorities and efforts of the women and men of the South inform decisions made in the North about their economies and the environments in which they live. Its member states are 53 African nations.

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Provides tailor-made briefings on gender issues on request. BRIDGE briefings present state of the art research findings, review current policy debates, synthesise best practice and evaluate strategies for translating gender policies into practice.

Development and Culture at UNESCO

Maintained by Jonathan Temple and hosted by Nuffield College, Oxford.

briefings oversee

www.ids.ac.uk/bridge/

Provides list of links to collections, institutions, and publications.Analysis of development incentives from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

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Bretton Woods Project

UK-based non-profit organisation established in order to assist Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) to manage their own debt strategy and analysis , without having to rely on international technical assistance.Helping economic growth and development researchers make the most of the internet.

Harvard Institute for International Development

competitiveness idb

www.brettonwoodsproject .org/

Economic Growth Resources

www.hiid.harvard.edu/

OECD - Development

www.developmentgap.org/

Promotes women`s empowerment and gender equality, working for participation of women in all levels of development planning and practice.

Virtual Developing Country

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Asian Productivity Organization

An inter-governmental regional organization established by Convention in 1961 to oversee productivity development in 18 countries throughout Asia and the Pacific. Tracks key policy statements and reports, and provides critiques and early warnings used by non-governmental organisations across the world.

www.unesco.org/culture/development /index.shtml

www.eldis.org/

Presents issues in development economics using Zambia as a case study.

edirc policymakers

edirc .repec.org/ecdev.html

Economic Development, Technological Change and Growth - WebEc

Includes research papers on economic growth and development, and "development novel of the month.

Information for Development in the 21st Century

www.uneca.org/

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ACN is a searchable database of demographic and economic statistics for every county and metro area in America, along with links to economic development sites .

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Devline provides information services and systems for development professionals and for everyone else working on issues of economic, social and sustainable development.

www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Economics/Growth /

www.idex.org/

The online resource for trade and industrial policy research in South Africa.

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Trade and Industrial Policy Secretariat (TIPS)

www.tips.org.za/

E-discussions on a variety of current and topical private sector development issues moderated by experts.