Global Perspectives -- Web Portals
There are numerous web portals on the Internet that direct you to free web sites, commercial databases and print materials. Listed below are some well respected sites used by researchers and the academic community that cover broad international subjects and are continuously updated.
Virtual International Business & Economic Sources - UNC
- VIBES provides over 2800 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information that are in English and available free of charge
- Links include full-text articles, reports, statistics and links to portals
- Material is arranged by global, region and country
- Produced by librarians at J. Murrey Atkins Library - University of N. Carolina at Charlotte
Lippincott Library - Wharton - University of Pennsylvania
- Multinational Business - includes web sites, country and industry information and financial, economic and trade data
- Asia Business
- China Business
- European Union
- India Business
- International Statistics
- Latin America Business
- Middle East/Africa Business
- Conflict and Terrorism
- REMEMBER- Goizueta Business Library subscribes to many of the databases and print materials listed in these guides
globalEDGE - Michigan State University
- Created by the Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan State University, this portal contains information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities
- Check out the Country Comparison tool - select up to 10 countries and 5 indicators
- Ranks the market potential of 24 countries identified as "Emerging Markets" by The Economist
Commanding Heights - WGBH/ PBS The Battle for the World Economy
- The web site and PBS program are based on the book, The Commanding Heights, by Daniel Yergin
- Timeline from 1911-2003; click on the report links to find additional information on political, economic, and other events.
- Search over 150 biographies of key movers by name, country or profession
- Explore theories, facts, and trends that drive our understanding of economic forces and events. This section offers definitions, explanations, and a spectrum of views on the evolution of the global economy.
- A glossary of terms is a helpful addition.
Deardorff's Glossary of International Economics
- Alan V. Deardorff, John W. Sweetland Professor of International Economics and Professor of Economics and Public Policy at University of Michigan
- The glossary attempts to cover all of the terms and concepts from international economics, including both international trade and international finance
