Poverty Solutions

To creata a map, user must select at least 2 like geopgraphies (e.g. 2 or more states, or 2 or more counties) to map. Creat a Map tutorial is as follows: http://factfinder2.census.gov/help/en/tutorials/createmap_tut.htm.

Publisher:
The World bank

Main Users:
Academics who are interested in agriculture and rural development, aid effectiveness, climate change, economic policy and external debt, education, energy and mining, environment, financial sector, gender, health, infrastructure, labor& social protection, poverty, private sector, public sector, science and technology, social development, urban development.

Contents
-By country
-By topic
-Indicators
-Data Catalog
-Microdata

Data Format:
EXCEL, CSV, PDF

Publisher:
The World bank

Main Users:
Academics who are interested in agriculture, community and human settlements, conflict and development, education, energy, environment, finance and financial sector development, gender, governance, health, nutrition and population, industry, information and communication technologies, infrastructure economics and finance, international economics & trade, Law and development, macroeconomics and economic growth, poverty reduction, private sector development, public sector development, rural development, science and technology development, social development, social protection and labor, transport, urban development, water resources, water supply and sanitation issues.

Data Format:
PDF

Even though UNdata contains some trade data, it is not replacing COMTRADE. COMTRADE is a very comprehensive database for merchandise statistics containing around 1.5 billion trade records in 7 classifications up to 6 digit level of the Classification. UNdata contains only around 40 million trade records only in 2 digit HS 1992 classification and searchable only by reporters.

Publisher:
ProQuest

Main Users:
Students and faculties of various social science departments.

Contents
**More specific information please see LexisNexis Satistical Insight Guide book :
http://www.lnstatistical.com/help/statistical/LN%20guidebook.pdf

* Source : Three optional abstracts modules titled American Statistics Index (ASI), Statisitical Reference Index (SRI), and Index to International Statistics (IIS) are available.

1) The American Statistics Index (ASI) abstracts and indexes statistical documents produced by the federal governments. (Coverage from 1973 onward)
2) The Statistical reference Index ( SRI) abstracts and indexes statistical documents from state, local, university and private sources including professional and trade associations,
independent research organizations, and consumer and trade magazines. (Coverage from
1980 onward)
3) The Index to International Statistics (IIS) abstracts and indexes statistical documents from
approximately 100 international intergovernmental organizations, including the United Nations, the European Union, and development banks. (Coverage from 1983 onward)

* Data Breakdowns by
Age/ Commodity/ disease or cause of death/ educational attainment/ government agency/ income/ individual company or institution/ industry/ martial status/ occupation/
race and ethnic group/ sex/ urban rural and metro nonmetro

* Subject
Animals/ Business income and expenses/ Employment and unemployment/ Business firms and establishments, number/ Veterinary medicine/ Animal diseases and zoonoses/ Population characteristics/ Pet food and supplies/ Statistical compendia/ Firearms

Data Format:
PDF, GIF, and excel(XLS)
The abstracts and citations can be printed; Users can export search results to Endnote and Refworks.

Publisher:
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Main Users:
Academics who are interested in the world economic, social, educational, en environmental issues such as agriculture and food, development, economics, education, employment, energy, environment, finance and investment, governance, industry and services, nuclear energy, science and technology, social issues, migration and health, taxation, trade, transport, and urban, rural, and regional development.

Contents

* Databases : OECD.Stat includes data and metadata for OECD countries and selected non-member economies. OECD.Stat enables users to search for and extract data from across many databases under different themes such as agriculture and fisheries, development, economic projections, education and training, energy, environment, finance, globalisation, health, national accounts, productivity, regional statistics, social and welfare, etc.

* Key Tables : The key tables by country statistical profiles include a wide range of indicators on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, information and communication, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society. Historical data refer to the latest eight time periods.

Data Format:
WEB, PDF, and excel(XLS)
The citation tool is compatible with popular bibliographical reference software such as Endnote, RefManager, Procite and Refworks.

Publisher:
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Main Users:
Academics who are interested in the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for worldwide countries.

Contents


* The World Factbook


-World readers
- CIA Maps & Publications
- Historical Collection Publications

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