A large topically organized research tool
Is a group of scholars from many fields and countries, interested in the place of law in social, political, economic and cultural life.
North American Industry Classification system Replaces the SIC system
International Cooperative Alliance This site aims to be a clearing house of information on information on co-operatives worldwide and from all sectors. It is also a gateway to the International Co-operative Alliance sites, the co-operatives apex organisation.
Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives A successful and on-going partnership between representatives of the cooperative movement, farmers' organizations, and the United Nations and its agencies. Members work together on equal terms to promote and coordinate sustainable cooperative development through policy dialogues, technical cooperation and information, and concrete collaborative activities.
Multinational Monitor The Multinational Monitor tracks corporate activity, especially in the Third World, focusing on the export of hazardous substances, worker health and safety, labor union issues and the environment.
National Cooperative Business Association Presents information about cooperatives to help people understand how they can use the cooperative model to improve their lives and their communities.
Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy Research on corporate, labor and legal structures and histories, and their relation to democracy.
Edgar Database of Corporate Information On-line corporate filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission. This site will from January 1994 to the present.
University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives Extensive research and information, and comprehensive links to cooperative organizations.
Environmental Working Group Cutting-edge research on the environment and health, including archives of primary materials.
Global Development & Environment Institute Research and resources at all levels on economics and the environment.
International Institute for Sustainable Development A resource for sustainable development, whose goals are to "improve economic efficiency, protect and restore ecological systems, and enhance the well-being of all peoples."
International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) "ISEE is a nonprofit organization that encourages the integration of economics and ecology into a transdiscipline aimed at developing a sustainable world."
Sustainable Development Gateway integrates the online information developed by members of the Sustainable Development Communications Network.
The Buffalo State Great Lakes Center A research and education institute housed at Buffalo State
The Center for Great Lakes Environmental Education Offers a one-stop approach to Great Lakes education for both formal and non-formal educators, linking them to publications, curricula guides, resource materials and training programs.
The Great Lakes Commission A binational agency that promotes the orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the water and related natural resources of the Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence River.
Great Lakes Information Network A database of resources on all aspects of the Great Lakes Region. The economy section is linked here.
International Joint Commission Established by Canada and the United States to manage their mutual boundary water systems.
The IMF, founded in 1946, is an international organization of 182 member countries, established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries under adequate safeguards to help ease balance of payments adjustment.
Global Issues That Affect Everyone. This website looks into global issues such as trade, poverty and globalization, human rights, geopolitics and the environment. Analysis with over 3,000 links to external articles, reports, data and websites.
Library of Congress Country Studies. Over 100 countries and regions (notable omissions include Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and other Western nations, as well as a number of African nations) written and researched by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.
Penn World Tables The Penn World Table displays a set of national accounts economic time series covering many countries. Its expenditure entries are denominated in a common set of prices in a common currency so that real quantity comparisons can be made, both between countries and over time. It also provides information about relative prices within and between countries, as well as demographic data and capital stock estimates.
United Nations The U.N. homepage.
Africa South of the Sahara Extensive links categorized by country and topic, maintained by Karen Fung for the Electronic Technology Group, African Studies Association, U.S.
African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania The website of an interdisciplinary program that offers undergraduate students an opportunity to explore the historic and cultural diversity of sub-Saharan African peoples. Extensive research links including pages on each African country, and other information on African Studies.
Congo Vision Congo Vision is an independent site to help inform and transform the Congo by scientific knowledge and let the world know everything Congolese.
Index on Africa Maintained by the Norwegian Council for Africa. See also their main page for current news on Africa from multiple sources, including from African sources.
Office of the UN Special Advisor on Africa Extensive resources on economic development, human rights and peace throughout Africa.
European State Finance Database An International Project concerned with the collection of the sources and data of European Fiscal History and their interpretation, funded in 1989-90 by the British Academy and in 1990-93 by the Economic and Social Research Council
Library of Congress Handbook on Latin American Studies A multidisciplinary bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.
