Geography: Culture, regions, and international development
Culture, regions, and international development geography research is centered on the geographic dimensions of economic, political, and cultural phenomena to understand the significance of where people and their activities are located, how people use and perceive space and resources, and how processes of globalization are transforming regions, countries, and localities.
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ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts from ProQuest
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts from ProQuest
ASSIA is an index of citations and abstracts to journal articles in the social sciences and education, economics, and health fields. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1987-present.
ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is a membership-based organization providing access to the world's largest archive of computer-based research and instructional data for the social sciences. The archive of data sets includes a broad range of disciplines, including political science, sociology, demography, economics, history, education, gerontology, criminal justice, public health, foreign policy, and law.OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD iLibrary (Organisation for EconomicCo-operation and Development)
OECD iLibrary indexes citations, abstracts, and full-text journal articles, reports, and ebooks in all areas of world economics. Full text available in HTML and PDF, plus statistics in Excel. Our subscription includes six journals, though many content areas are freely available to any site visitor, such as the OECD Factbook, Working Papers, OECD Key Tables, and more. 1997-present.
PAIS Archive and PAIS International from ProQuest
PAIS Archive and PAIS International from ProQuest
PAIS International indexes citations and abstracts to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, and Internet material on all aspects of international affairs and politics. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources.1914-present.
Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources
Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources
Global Gateway provides access to bilingual, multimedia digital libraries from around the world, plus a listing of the searchable Library of Congress and other digital collections with a focus on history and culture from around the world. Some content is available in digitized full text.
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