Development
This page provides links to resources on development. First is a list of the major worldwide groups that do not focus on a particular region. Then we list region-based development organizations. Finally, there is a section on finding statistics about development resources.African Development Information | Asian Development Information | Central/Latin America Development Information | Europe Development Information | Statistical Information | Resources in the Catalog | Related Topics
Worldwide Information (Reports)
- AidData--Created by Development Gateway, The College of William & Mary, and Brigham Young University, AidData is "an easy-to-use, comprehensive, and timely resource describing the universe of development finance project-by-project, including all grants and loans committed by all major bilateral and multilateral aid donors." Data encompasses multilateral and bilateral donor foreign aid projects spanning the years 1945-2009.
- Collection on Critical Global Issues
A full text library of material from the United Nations University Press and other publishers that "contains 210 publications (32,000 pages) in the fields of Agriculture and Land Management, Development, Environment and Sustainability, Food and Nutrition, Natural Resource Development, Science and Technology". From the New Zealand Digital Library, a site with several important collections of digital materials from intergovernmental and international organizations. - Development Experience (USAID)
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s Development Experience Clearinghouse, also known as the DEC, is the largest online resource for technical and program documentation funded by USAID, with thousands of documents available for electronic download.
- ELDIS
Eldis is a gateway to online information on development. Coverage includes social, economic, political and environmental issues. The Country Profiles include reports by sector, links to maps, statistics, and reports from intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, United Nations Industrial Development Fund, World Trade Organization, and Amnesty International. - Humanity Development Library 2.0
"Is a large collection of practical information aimed at helping reduce poverty, increasing human potential, and providing a practical and useful education for all. This version, 2.0, contains 1,230 publications--books, reports, and magazines--in various areas of human development, from agricultural practice to economic policies, from water and sanitation to society and culture, from education to manufacturing, from disaster mitigation to micro-enterprises." From the New Zealand Digital Library, a site with several important collections of digital materials from intergovernmental and international organizations. - InfoTrac General OneFile CU
Use this database to find profiles from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on particular countries. These reports enable comparison of the various statistics collected by the different international organizations and governments. - International Development Research Center
Provides reports, links, access to databases on IDRC funded projects and more. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) This fund provides money and support to developing countries.
- Country Information
IMF reports and publications listed by country. - World Economic Outlook Reports
A Survey by the IMF staff usually published twice a year. It presents IMF staff economists' analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term. Chapters give an overview as well as more detailed analysis of the world economy; consider issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries, and economies in transition to market; and address topics of pressing current interest. Annexes, boxes, charts, and an extensive statistical appendix augment the text. - Millennium Development Goals
- Background
This describes the millennium development goals and how this project came about. - MDG Monitor
The MDG Monitor shows how countries are progressing in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. This tool allows users to track progress through interactive maps and country-specific profiles, learn about countries' challenges and achievements and get the latest news, and support organizations working on the MDGs around the world. - Reports
- Background
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) collects information from its members on international development.
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) provides extensive information, including:
- UNICEF
- Information by Country and Programme
- See Progress of Nations (E/ICEF(05)/P7), State of the World's Children (E/ICEF/SWC/), and other publications.
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Development Experience (USAID)
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s Development Experience Clearinghouse, also known as the DEC, is the largest online resource for technical and program documentation funded by USAID, with thousands of documents available for electronic download. - World Bank includes a wide variety of information. Includes access to:
- Projects and Operations Search
"Bank's on-line database, provides data and information on the current portfolio of pipeline, active, dropped, and closed projects. " - Documents & Reports Search
A service of the World Bank with full text economic reports, staff appraisal reports, and other publications. Access by country, sector, or report type. Includes publications 1988-present. - Joint Bank-Fund Library Network
The catalog of the joint International Monetary Fund-World Bank Library. The library catalog includes the holdings of the library and indexing to about 800 periodicals on economics and finance. The catalog includes links to periodical articles when an online edition exists. An excellent source of information on international economics, finance, and the activities of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. - World Bank e-Library CU
This database contains reports and working papers from the World Bank. - World Development Reports
- Zunia
This non-profit group works to enable development by "building partnerships and information systems that provide access to knowledge for development." You can browse this web site by topic and country.
African Development Information
- African Union
While the African Union is not a development organization they have many publications and reports on development in Africa. - African Development Bank Group
- Projects & Operations
This site contains information on the projects of the African Development Bank. - Documents
Look here for the documents and publications on projects, policies, environmental issues, and much more.
- Projects & Operations
- UN Economic Commission for Africa
- Publications
Many of the UN Economic Commission for Africa publications are freely-available online, this site lets you browse the titles.
- Publications
Asian Development Information
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Regions & Countries
- Economics and Statistics
- Projects
This is a collection of projects from the ADB from 1966 to the present.
- UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- Publications
- ESCAP Document Centre
This is a collection of the ESCAP resolutions and annual reports since 1947.
- Publications
- UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)
- Publications
- Statistics
This page links to social, trade and sectoral statistics.
Worldwide Information | African Development Information | Asian Development Information | Europe Development Information | Statistical Information | Resources in the Catalog | Related Topics
Central/Latin America Development Information
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
- Projects
Search by country, topic, or status the projects funded by the IDB. - Publications
- Research and Data
Use this page to find key indicators, governance, social, trade and other statistics.
- Projects
- UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL/CEPALC)
- Publications
This page links to the publications of CEPAL. - CEPALSTAT
Databases and statistical publications.
- Publications
Europe Development Information
- UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
- Publications
This is a list of the UNECE publications, CU-Boulder should have many of these publications here in the library, please bring the number and title to the desk for assistance. - UNECE Statistical Database
This is a compilation of the statistics comparing Europe, North American and Central Asia.
- Publications
Statistical Information
- Euromonitor Global Market Information Database (GMID) CU
Extensive statistical marketing, business and economic information for over 200 countries. - Foreign Assistance.gov provides a view of U.S. Government foreign assistance funds and enables users to examine, research, and track aid investments in a standard and easy-to-understand format.
- IMF International Financial Statistics CU
This database contains financial data collected by the IMF. - IMF World Economic Outlook Databases
This database contains time series data for GDP growth, inflation, unemployment, payments balances, exports, imports, external debt, capital flows, commodity prices, more. - Millennium Development Goals Statistics
- DevInfo
DevInfo monitors progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. It generates tables, graphs and maps for reports and presentations. DevInfo has been developed in cooperation with the UN system and has been adapted from UNICEF ChildInfo technology. The database maintains indicators by time periods and geographic areas to monitor commitments to sustained human development. - MDG Indicators
The MDG Indicators web site presents the official data, definitions, methodologies and sources for more than 60 indicators to measure progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.
- DevInfo
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development collects information from its members on international development.
- Development Statistics This is a link to free sources of developmental statistics
- International Development Statistics Online
These databases cover bilateral and multilateral donors' aid and other resource flows to developing countries and countries in transition. - OECD iLibrary
- UNData
This database provides selected series from 30 specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas. - U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants (USAID) (Greenbook)
The Greenbook shows a complete historical record of United States' (U.S.) foreign aid to the rest of the world by reporting all loans and grants authorized by the U.S. Government for each fiscal year (back to 1946). - World Bank includes a wide variety of information. Includes access to:
- Data and Statistics
- Global Development Finance
This database contains statistical data for the 147 countries and country groups. The database covers external debt stocks and flows, major economic aggregates, and key debt ratios as well as average terms of new commitments, currency composition of long-term debt, debt restructuring, and scheduled debt service projections. The focus here is on country investment data as well as the credit valuation of a country, necessary to assess investment prospects. - World Development Indicators
This database contains data on the global economy from the World Bank. This database contains statistical data for over 600 development indicators and time series data from 1960-present for over 200 countries and 18 country groups. Data are available in five categories: people, environment, economy, states and markets, and global links. - WIDNET (Women In Development Statistics)
Arranged by world region. Includes the following datasets: Population - Family - Households, Health, Education - Training, Labour, and Power.
Resources in the Catalog
- The Library Catalog, Chinook
There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on development available in the collection.
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