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Asian Productivity Organization
An inter-governmental regional organization established by Convention in 1961 to oversee productivity development in 18 countries throughout Asia and the Pacific.
http://www.apo-tokyo.org/ |
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Development and Culture at UNESCO
Aims to stimulate a process of world wide reflection on how cultural policies could be integrated into development strategies.
http://www.unesco.org/culture/development/index.shtml |
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Trade and Industrial Policy Secretariat (TIPS)
The online resource for trade and industrial policy research in South Africa.
http://www.tips.org.za/ |
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PRAXIS
Resources of interest to social work educators and students in international and comparative social and economic development.
http://caster.ssw.upenn.edu/~restes/praxis.html |
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Private Sector Development Forum
Cutting-edge issues and best practices are discussed at this World Bank-sponsored annual event on private sector development. Dozens of session papers are available for download.
http://rru.worldbank.org/psdforum |
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The Development Group for Alternative Policies
Development GAP works to ensure that the knowledge, priorities and efforts of the women and men of the South inform decisions made in the North about their economies and the environments in which they live. Includes internship information, news and public
http://www.developmentgap.org/ |
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Economic Growth Research
Political, economic, and social data on the history of developing countries' and their prospects, from the World Bank Research Department. Includes research papers on economic growth and development, and "development novel of the month."
http://www.worldbank.org/research/growth |
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The Gateway to Development Information
Eldis is funded by Danida and hosted by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex. It has a large number of links on development topics and organizations
http://www.eldis.org/ |
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Harvard Institute for International Development
Harvard University's multidisciplinary center for coordinating development assistance, training, and research on Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America.
http://www.hiid.harvard.edu/ |
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Virtual Library on International Development
Collection of links to international development resources maintained by the Canadian International Development Agency.
http://w3.acdi-cida.gc.ca/Virtual.nsf/pages/index_e.htm |
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American Community Network
ACN is a searchable database of demographic and economic statistics for every county and metro area in America, along with links to economic development sites.
http://www.acn.net/ |
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International Development Research Centre
A public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research.
http://www.idrc.ca/ |
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Briefings on Development and Gender (BRIDGE)
Provides tailor-made briefings on gender issues on request. BRIDGE briefings present state of the art research findings, review current policy debates, synthesise best practice and evaluate strategies for translating gender policies into practice.
http://www.ids.ac.uk/bridge/ |
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Inter-American Development Bank
provides funds for economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
http://www.iadb.org/ |
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Debt Relief International
UK-based non-profit organisation established in order to assist Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) to manage their own debt strategy and analysis, without having to rely on international technical assistance.
http://www.dri.org.uk/ |
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Economic Growth Resources
Helping economic growth and development researchers make the most of the internet. Maintained by Jonathan Temple and hosted by Nuffield College, Oxford.
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Economics/Growth/ |
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Worldbank Discussion Forum for Topics in Economic Development
E-discussions on a variety of current and topical private sector development issues moderated by experts.
http://rru.worldbank.org/Hot_Topics.asp |
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The Economic Commission for Africa
Established in 1958, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is one of five regional commissions. Its member states are 53 African nations.
http://www.uneca.org/ |
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Economic Development Directory
Directory of economic development agency web sites listed by geographical location.
http://www.ecodevdirectory.com/ |
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United Nations Development Fund for Women
Promotes women's empowerment and gender equality, working for participation of women in all levels of development planning and practice.
http://www.unifem.org/ |
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OECD - Development
Presents OECD's publications and working papers about development like statistics, propectives studies or country surveys.
http://www.oecd.org/development/ |
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The Economic War Among the States
Analysis of development incentives from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Do they promote local job opportunities and enhance private sector competitiveness or do they divert government money from supporting traditional public goods like education
http://minneapolisfed.org/research/studies/econwar/index.cfm |
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Development Information Online
Devline provides information services and systems for development professionals and for everyone else working on issues of economic, social and sustainable development.
http://www.ids.ac.uk/devline/ |
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Economic Development Network
Providing data on communities that want economic development to companies and entrepreneurs planning facilities location or site selection projects.
http://www.EconomicDevelopment.net/ |
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Economic Development, Technological Change and Growth - WebEc
Provides list of links to collections, institutions, and publications.
http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/webeco.html |
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EDIRC, Economic Development
Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers presents an attempt by Christian Zimmermann of the Center for Research on Employment and Economic Fluctuations, University of Quebec to index all Economic Development web sites.
http://edirc.repec.org/ecdev.html |
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Information for Development in the 21st Century
ID21 is a fast-track research reporting service aiming to make policymakers aware of the latest British development research findings.
http://www.id21.org/ |
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Virtual Developing Country
Presents issues in development economics using Zambia as a case study. Provides background information, virtual field trips, worksheets, data, photos, development glossary, and teaching resources.
http://www.bized.ac.uk/virtual/dc/ |
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Sustainable Development Department, IDB
Covering issues such as human resources and social development; environment and natural resources; and infrastructure, financial markets and private enterprise development.
http://www.iadb.org/sds/ |
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Bretton Woods Project
Works to monitor and reform the World Bank and IMF. Tracks key policy statements and reports, and provides critiques and early warnings used by non-governmental organisations across the world.
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/ |
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International Development Exchange
Builds partnerships to overcome economic and social injustice and work toward people's greater control over their resources, political structures, and economic processes that affect their lives.
http://www.idex.org/ |
Additional
Information: This site is for pages and organizations of national or international interest relating to economic development.
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