Key databases
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Academic Search CompleteLarge, multi-disciplinary, full text and index database. Includes peer-reviewed journals and other publications such as books, reports and conference proceedings.
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Proquest Political Science DatabaseFull text, index and abstract database for political science.
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Business Source CompleteFull text business content, including development finance and economics.
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SocINDEX with Full TextFull text database covering sociology and related disciplines.
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Women's Studies InternationalIndex and abstract database for women’s studies and feminist research. Sources include journals, newsletters, books, reports, theses, dissertations and grey literature. Coverage spanning 1881 to the present.
Ejournals
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Development and changeIncludes contributions from all the social sciences and all intellectual persuasions concerned with development.
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GlobalizationsA good resource on planning & development, economics and environmental science.
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Global networksDevoted to the social scientific understanding of globalization and trans-nationalism.
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Journal of development studiesCovers current research relating to all aspects of economic development.
Ebooks
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Wiley Online LibraryA collection of full text online resources inIncluding journals, reference works and books.
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SAGE KnowledgeA collection of more than 60 scholarly encyclopedias in politics, international relations and sociology.
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OAPEN libraryOpen access (OA) means free access to information and unrestricted use of electronic resources from texts and data to software, audio, video, and multi-media.
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Open book publishersOpen access (OA) means free access to information and unrestricted use of electronic resources from texts and data to software, audio, video, and multi-media.
Videos
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SAGE Politics and International Relations Video CollectionInterviews with renowned experts cover subjects including international migration, political philosophy and international relation.
Web resources
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Human development reportsAn annual report published by the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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UNESCOUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Education, Literacy, Science & Technology, Culture, and communication
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World development reportsAn annual report published by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) or World Bank providing in-depth analysis of a specific aspect of economic development.
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Last reviewed: 5 November 2020