Research Guides: .Forced Migration and Refugee Studies: Development

Development Resources

AccessUN This link opens in a new window
Indexes and some full-text access to current and retrospective U.N. documents, publications, treaties, and resolutions. See also UNBISnet and United Nations Treaty Collection .

Aid Data
Track, map, research aid data. Joint project of the College of William and Mary, BYU, and Development Gateway. Project-level records on nearly $2 trillion in development projects financed by 87 donors from 1945 onward. Builds on previous work by OECD Development Assistance Committee.
Carter Center Publications
Subjects include election assessments, human rights, conflict resolution, democratization, and global development.
Development Experience Clearinghouse—USAID
Over 19,000 reports available for downloading.
Development Gateway
Foundation supported portal for country and development information.
eAtlas of Global Development
World Bank: Maps and graphs more than 175 thematically organized indicators for over 200 countries. Most indicators cover several decades.
1. "Compare and view two maps simultaneously
2. Animate maps to show change over time
3. View all data in ranking tables and charts alongside maps
4. Export maps and data for use in presentations and more
5. Import your own data"
Human Development Reports
Includes statistics and indices to measure development in economic and cultural terms. For assistance with this resource, please visit the Government and Geographic Information and Data Services Department at the Main Library.
IDS Working Papers - Institute of Development Studies
Each issue has a special theme and title.
OneWorld Guides
Provides basic information about developing countries, including broad progress reports on Millennium Development Goals.
Zunia: Development Gateway
Set up for practitioners, but of interest to scholars are the papers, publications, posts, best practices, and references to resources. See the tabs for helpful distribution of sources by subjects. Also offers job postings.
World Development Indicators-World Bank
The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.

Databases for Articles and Reports

PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Index focusing on public affairs, public and social policies and international relations. Provides references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistics, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, and more. Covers 1914 to present.
EMIS Intelligence This link opens in a new window
Business news and intelligence, and company, industry, financial, economic and political information from emerging market countries in Latin America, Asia and Europe. Includes corporate profiles, financial statements, industry and analyst reports, capital market quotes and indices, macroeconomic statistics and forecasts, legal and regulatory information, and opinion polls.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) This link opens in a new window
The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) provides citations in social science and interdisciplinary research, with broad coverage of international material and incorporates over 100 languages and countries. Subject areas include sociology, political science, economics, anthropology, ethnography, demography, education and more. 1951-Present. Individual publication coverage varies by title.