Dacus Library Research Guides: Economics

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Economics

A. Mays
Head, Monograph & A-V Acquisitions
Dacus Library
June, 2008

Locating Information in Dacus Library Online :

Dacus Library's online catalog (DOC) allows information to be accessed by author, title and subject. Choose the AUTHOR or TITLE search modes to quickly locate a specific book. Choose the SUBJECT search mode to find books on topics. You can also use DOC to find out if Dacus owns any particular journal. Choose the JOURNAL search mode, then type in the exact title of the journal. DOC will tell you if we subscribe to that journal and where we keep it.

Search DOC now by choosing a subject heading from the list below:

Banks and Banking, International	Development Banks	Development Economics
Economic Development	Economic Indicators	Economics
Globalization	International Trade	Labor
Medical Care Costs	Monetary Policy	Rural Development
Sustainable Development

Book Sources:

The A to Z of World Development	Reference Collection	D883 .C78 1998
Atlas of World Development	Reference Collection	G1046.E1 .U5 1994
Dictionary of Development: third world economy, environment, society	Reference Collection	HC59.7 .D513 1990
Dictionary of U.S. Government Statistical Terms	Reference Collection	HA17 .D53 1991
Dictionary of environment and Development: people, places, ideas, and organizations	Reference Collection	GE10 .C78 1991
Dictionary of Economics	Reference Collection	HB61 .S466 1995
Dictionary of Environment and Sustainable Development	Reference Collection	HC79 .E5 .G518 1996
Doing Business With...	Reference Collection	Various (Click on link to see titles and call numbers)
The Economist Book of Vital World Statistics	Reference Collection	HC59 .W634 1990
Encyclopedia of the World's Nations (3 volumes)	Reference Collection	G63 .K874 2002
Global Development: a reference handbook	Reference Collection	HC59.7 .S283 1995
Guide to Economic Indicators	Reference Collection	HC103 .F9 1990
Illustrated Book of World Rankings	Reference Collection	HA155 .K87 2001
Index of Economic Freedom	Reference Collection	HB95 .I48
Nations of the World	Reference Collection	HD2755.5 N38
Routledge Critical Dictionary of Global Economics	Reference Collection	HB61 .R68 1999
Routledge Dictionary of Economics	Reference Collection	HB61 .R924 1995
Statistical Abstract of the World	Reference Collection	HA 154 .S68
The World Economy: a millennial perspective	Reference Collection	HC41 .M33 2001
Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies (4 volumes)	Reference Collection	HC15 .W67 2002
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations (6 volumes)	Reference Collection	G63 .W67
more Reference books for Economics

Videos:

The Art of a Balance Budget	General Collection	HC340.12 .A77 1999
Asian Values Devalued	General Collection	HC441 .A85 1998
China: change & challenge: from poverty to prosperity	General Collection	HC247 .C5513 1998
Economic Recovery in Africa: the role of the IMF	General Collection	HC800 .E26 1999
Emerging Powers	General Collection	HC59.7 .E44 1996
Foreign Markets and the U.S. Economy	General Collection	HF1359 .F67 2000
Free Market Economies	General Collection	HB95 .F74 1999
Inside the Global Economy	General Collection	HF1359 .I57 1994
Spend and Prosper: a portrait of John Maynard Keynes	General Collection	HB103 .K47 .S7 1998
more videos for Economics

All Online Databases: Available through Dacus Library Online

Subject Guide for Accounting, Finance and Economics

InfoTrac General Business File ASAP

Lexis-Nexis Academic

News Sites:

The Economist (http://www.economist.co.uk/)
Nightly Business Report (http://www.nbr.com/)
Wall Street Journal (http://www.wsj.com/)

Specialized Sites:

Bureau of Labor Statistics ( http://www.bls.gov/ )
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( http://www.natlaw.com/treaties/gatt.htm )
International Monetary Fund ( http://www.img.org/ )
MERCOSUL - South American Free Trade Zone (Portuguese Language http://www.mercosul.gov.br/ Spanish or Portuguese Language http://www.mercosur.org.uy/ or English Language http://www.natlaw.com/treaties/mercosur.htm )
North American Free Trade Agreement (text and related material) (Spanish, French, and English language http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/; Office of NAFTA & Interamerican Affairs http://www.mac.doc.gov/nafta/ )
O E C D (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) ( http://www.oecd.org/ )
Pan American Health Organization ( http://www.paho.org/) Health Profiles by country including descriptions of economic and political conditions. Covers North, South and Central America.
Scholarly Societies Project: Economics (University of Waterloo Library) ( http://www.scholarly-societies.org/economics_soc.html) "..facilitates access to websites of scholarly societies across the world"
United Nations: Economic and Social Development ( http://www.un.org/esa ) Economic and social development, status of women, detailed country and regional economic information.
UNICEF ( http://www.unicef.org/statis/country.html ) Literacy, infant mortality, some nutrition/public health information by country; see the "Progress of Nations" report for status of child health and welfare.
World Bank ( http://www.worldbank.org/ )
World Health Organization : Globalization, Health, and Trade ( http://www.who.int/trade/ ) Information about health, trade, links between health and economic productivity, and WHO work to influence health policy.