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.
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Political Science CompleteFull text, index and abstract database for political science. PSC has a worldwide focus, reflecting the globalization of contemporary political discourse.
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Global CommoditiesPrinted and visual primary source materials for the study of global commodities in world history. The 15 commodities represented are chocolate, coffee, cotton, fur, opium, oil, porcelain, silver and gold, spices, sugar, tea, timber, wheat, and wine and spirits.
E-journals
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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 - Open Access
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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: 26 April 2022