Public Policy

Searchable text of hundreds of newspapers in the United States and selective English-language newspapers or newswires from around the world. UMich Only

News alerts, reports, reference and analysis on developments around the world. Monitors global media from 100 countries and in 150 languages.

Click "Search by Subject or Topic" to choose "all news" or "foreign language publications;". LN includes US and international sources, some radio and TV broadcast transcripts, non-English news sources, blogs, and business and industry news. Use the "advanced options" within "All News" to browse or search for a particular publication, or limit your search by geographic location.

Provides CIA translations of newswires and broadcast services from around the world in full-text from 1941-1996. UM User only.

CIA-sponsored translations of local news sources from around the world, including newspapers, radio and television broadcasts, etc. Searchable by keyword, region of the world, and date. Provides the full-text in English.

Full text of conference proceedings, think tank articles, some journals, and working papers on international affairs from 1996 to present. UM User Only.

Provides all the publications and datasets released by OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF). UM user only.

Provides the comprehensive and fully searchable collection of the World Bank's books and policy research working papers.

Journal articles, books, government docs, reports, international agency publications, etc. concerning public affairs worldwide. Search for "public opinion and [topic]" or "foreign public opinion and [topic]" for international polls. 1915-Present.

World Bank's official documents and reports from 1946 to the present. Open to the public.

The World Bank's official open-access repository for research outputs and knowledge products.

The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis, including children and families, law, business, education, national security, energy, environment, population, aging, health, public safety, transportation, technology, international affairs and terrorism.

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

Online version of the Europa World Year Book and all nine volumes of the Europa Regional Surveys of the World series, containing detailed political, economic, and geographic information on over 250 countries and territories, including recent statistics, directory information, and current analysis. Plus thousands of directory contact details with click-through web links and a comprehensive listing of some 1,900 international organizations. UM user only.