Library subscription sources
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EIU ViewpointEconomic, demographic, consumption and industry data on 60 major countries worldwide and 11 regional aggregates. Included are detailed economic and industry forecasts for the next five years and longer-term economic projections.
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International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations (IEL Labour Law)The International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations provides information to the international business and labour relations communities, facilitates comparative research in the field, and contributes to the growing harmonization of labour law and standards worldwide. Includes over one hundred detailed country monographs, international monographs and European Works Council monographs.
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UN iLibrary"...publications, journals, data, and series on a wide range of topics of interest to the United Nations.
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WTO iLibraryThe WTO iLibrary brings together, for the first time, into one self-contained area all the WTO's key research material on global trade.
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Europa World PlusEconomic, political, historical, and geographic profiles of 250+ countries and global regions. Contact information for political, business, media, and cultural agencies and officials, including 1,900 international organizations. Search or browse by country, region, organization, or people.
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International Labor and Employment Laws (Bloomberg Law)Published by the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law, this ebook provides comparisons of labor and employment laws for over 40 countries, as well as information specific to the European Union and NAFTA treaties. Additional topics covered include litigation of international employment disputes, compensation for internationally mobile executives, and negotiation of expatriate employment agreements.
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International HR Primers (Bloomberg Law)Country-specific guides to human resources, labor, and employment laws.
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Policy CommonsA directory of Think Tanks, IGOs and NGOs, with books, reports and other publications, including the publications of organizations no longer in existence. Researchers can also "follow" an organization or topic, create lists, and limit a search to publications with statistical tables.
Freely available web resources
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Regions and Countries (ILO)This International Labour Organization (ILO) knowledge portal connects country information and data on labour laws, standards, policies and statistics. Country profiles provide relevant information on ILO projects and programmes, publications and good practices.
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Doing Business (World Bank)Contains comparative information on employing workers and other factors for consideration when doing business in 183 global economies. The new name for the project is Business Ready (B-READY).
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World BankThe World Bank now makes all of their publications openly available online.
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OECD iLibraryOECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers, podcasts and statistics and is the knowledge base of OECD's analysis and data.
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Eurofound: Country ProfilesCountry-specific living and working information for each of the European Union Member States.
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Social Security Around the World: Country ProfilesConcise outlines of social security systems in over 180 countries and territories, produced jointly by the ISSA and the United States Social Security Administration.