6M:151 International Marketing
Country Analysis and Rankings | Statistics and Basic Facts | Market Research | International Trade |
Journal Articles and News | Additional Research Resources
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Country Analysis and Rankings
Business Monitor Online
Business Monitor offers in-depth market research reports on 175 global markets and major industry sectors.
CountryWatch
Users can find statistics, background information, and learn the economic and political risk of doing business in a particular nation.
Global Corruption Report
The anti-corruption group Transparency International publishes this annual report focusing on bribery, corporate fraud, etc. in world nations, as well as highlights efforts to combat these problems. Reports date back to 2001.
Globalization Index 
This measure of global connectivity, published by international management consultant A. T. Kearny, ranks over 70 countries under 4 main topics: economic integration, personal contact, technology connectivity, and political engagement.
Index of Economic Freedom
The Heritage Foundation - an organization devoted to the open market - ranks over 180 countries on economic freedom and prosperity.
Political Risk Yearbook
Reports assess the economic and political risk of doing buiness in countries.
World Bank E-Library
Users can access more than 6000 ebooks, journal articles, and working papers concerning international development.
Statistics and Basic Facts
BBC NEWS: Country Profiles
These BBC guides include country/territory history, politics, and economics, with archive audio and video clips.
International Data Base (IDB)
The U.S. Census Bureau publishes detailed national and world population data, with country rankings dating back to 1950 and projecting through 2050.
International Financial Statistics
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintains this time-series database for many countries; historical information is included. Older, print editions of International Financial Statistics can be found in the Government Publications collection, Main Library (FOLIO HG3881 .I626).
International Statistical Agencies
From the U.S. Census Bureau, this collection lists statistics agencies, and their Web pages, in many countries of the world.
International Statistical Sources
Readers can access these resources in print and/or online via the Government Publications Department. Some sources are restricted .
OECD iLibrary
This online library provides access to many of the books, periodicals, working papers, and other materials published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), concerning its member countries.
World Development Indicators
This World Bank database of over 200 countries provides data, sortable by series (education, environment, etc.) and dating back to 1960.
World Factbook
The CIA provides brief, up-to-date profiles of world nations: population, geography, history, etc.
Market Research
MarketResearch.com Academic
This service offers extensive, detailed market research reports from leading sources: Kalorama Information, Packaged Facts, MarketLooks, Icon Group International and Specialists in Business Information.
Mintel Reports
This site includes consumer market reports by Mintel Analysts.
International Trade
FITA.org Global Trade Portal
FITA (Federation of International Trade Associations) publishes import / export information and events, as well as links to 8000 world-trade resources.
Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb
On these government pages users can find international trade statistics, plus U.S. tariff and customs information.
— Free registration is required to use this site.
NAFTA Resources
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) resources, including the document's text, have been made available by LANIC (Latin American Network Information Center).
TradeStats Express
This government site allows visitors to create maps displaying national trade or state export data.
World Chambers Network (WCN)
This organization maintains a directory of over 14,000 registered Chambers of Commerce in the world.
Journal Articles and News
ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest)
Users can search over 3000 premier, worldwide business periodicals for full-text articles, as well as find data on 60,000+ companies.
Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost)
Business Source Complete contains full-text articles in over 1200 business journals, as well as find company profiles, SWOT analyses, and more.
Factiva
This multilingual resource contains newspapers, journal articles, company data, and more.
LexisNexis Academic
This service provides journal and newswire articles, company profiles, industry data, and more.
World News Connection
This service provides searchable, up-to-date material from non-U.S. news sources.
Additional Research Resources
Doing Business
The World Bank details business regulation in 183 economies and select cities, as well as presents a law library and related resources.
globalEDGE
Michigan State University has created this professional-oriented resource offering country information, industry data, tools for managers, and more.
Last update: January, 2011.
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