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International Development

Michigan State University Libraries in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Studies of International Development collects extensively in this multidisciplinary field. (See also area studies, agricultural economics, etc.) This brief guide lists and links some useful websites.

Statistical Resources on the Web
From University of Michigan Documents Center.
Michigan State University's Office of International Development
Provides news, grant information, links to U.S. and other government agencies and IGOs.
Center for Advanced Study of Intefnational Development (CASID)
Michigan State University's multidisciplinary center promotes and coordinates the study of development from the perspective of the social sciences and liberal arts.
Foundation for Advanced Studies in International Development (FASID)
Japanese development organization provides research, training, links, etc.
World Bank's World Development Sources
Collection of World Bank reports.
Bank Information Center
Provides information and strategic support to NGOs and civil society in developing countries to influence the World Bank and other institutions to promote social and economic justice and ecological sustainability.
SDimensions
Sustainable development journal of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
Virtual Library on International Development
Links to resources from the Canadian International Development Agency.
Development Gateway
World Bank site giving information on development projects, best practices, research findings, country studies, procurement services, commercial opportunities, news, and directories.
WWW Virtual Library on Sustainable Development
Universite Libre de Bruxelles offers a comprehensive list of internet sites dealing with development, including organizations, projects and activities, electronic journals, libraries, references and documents, databases, directories, and metadatabases.
USAID Development Experience System
Contains references to over 95,000 pieces of USAID-funded documentation, including studies, evaluation, conference proceedings, and surveys, about topics such as democracy, population and health, economic growth, the environment, and humanitarian assistance.
JOLIS (World Bank - International Monetary Fund Library Catalog)
JOLIS is the network Web catalog of all the libraries of the World Bank (IBRD) and International Monetary Fund. It includes references to books, journal articles, working papers, conference proceedings, technical reports, videos, software, electronic resources, and more.
AGRIS (free FAO version)
Coverage: 1975-current. Includes all aspects of agriculture. Produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) in cooperation with participating countries and international organizations. Focus on international development and documents from developing countries

CAB Abstracts This link opens in a new window
CAB covers the subject of agriculture in the broadest sense. It includes: agronomy, biotechnology, crop protection, dairy science, economics, environmental degradation and remediation, forestry, genetics, herbicides, irrigation, leisure, recreation and tourism, microbiology, nutrition, parasitology, rural development, veterinary medicine and much more. Journals, monographs, conferences, books, annual reports and other sources from more than one country are scanned regularly for inclusion in the database.

AccessUNDP: Readex's Index to United Nations Development Programme Project Reports
Index to the evaluative, technical and terminal reports of projects funded by the United Nations Development Programme and executed through a variety of agencies and organizations. Full texts of most reports are available on microfiche in the International Documents Collection, 3 West, Main Library.

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