ANDREW YOUNG SCHOOL OF POLICY STUDY
Publisher: OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Publisher: Giving USA Foundation, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
Publisher: OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Platform: Website: http://stats.oecd.org/
Access: Online website, beta version online , Quickest front door to OCED data yet available. Complete data available at SourceOECD. GSU University Library subscribes to online edition. Non subscribers can purchase electronic, CD, or paper editions of various OECD publications.
Scope: Some series from late 1960s to present, for all OECD countries, in developed areas of world. E.g. Europe, Japan, U.S. . . .
Description: Recent attempt to make this data on developed nations
accessible for quick navigation and download. Beta version means changes may be
in store. Some data series include following: key economic indicators, country
statistical profiles, economic indicators for agriculture and fisheries,
migration statistics, & OECD Economic Outlook 1960s to present. Finance series
include bank profitability, central government debt, main economic indicators,
household assets, pensions, international trade and balance of payments, labor
force statistics, quarterly national accounts, regional statistics, science,
technology and patents data, and more.
OECD Stat Extracts is interface that allows user to browse themes, e.g.,
economic projections, labor, health, national accounts, in hierarchy, and to
open data tables. Browse Queries to review your searches, then Merge
Queries to combine your data results.
Help: OECD.StatUser Guide clickable & metadata is clickable and complete.
Contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org For example data elements are defined, e.g. PPP= Prices and Purchasing Power Parities. Pull down menus clarify units of measure, and indicate series changes in data collection, etc. Country, Variable, Time, and Frequency are choices for query building.
For more information contact gneely@gsu.edu (404) 413-0020
Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Operating System: MS Windows
Installation & technical help: PDF
available here online for no charge: http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/wir2007_en.pdf
Data tables of FDI & other indicators of TNCs in spreadsheets available for
purchase as CD from UNCTAD, Research Support has CD 2007 edition has 2004 - 2006
data.
Scope: Print series began about 1991 as an annual yearbook. Many tables & graphs illustrating trends, from about 20 years to present.
Description: Part one:
Trends in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and policies, geographic patterns,
economic sectors and industrial distribution.
Tables on regional trends in flows of FDI, inwards and outward. Also Southeast
Europe, and CIS states as well as developed countries.
Part two: featured this year, coverage of Transnational Corporations (TNC)
and their activities: mining of natural resources, commodity prices and the
impact on investments and development. Analysis, recommendations and
conclusions in areas of labor, human rights, transparency, and environment
issues. Annex includes boxes or summaries of issues, such as who controls the
oil & gas pipelines, EU accession of Romania & Bulgaria. Merger & acquisition
effects and more. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by region and national
economy.
More Information: World Investment Report accessible in net library some libraries - not GSU.
Available from: Research Support, Andrew Young School, ground floor, suite G49
For more information contact gneely@gsu.edu (404) 413-0020 9/10/08
Title: Giving USA 2008: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the year 2007
Publisher: Giving USA Foundation, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
Frequency: Annual
Description:
Data & analysis of donations to organizations in religion, education,
foundations, human services, health, public society benefit, arts & humanities,
international affairs, and environmental or animal welfare. It is useful for
development officers, and practitioners of fundraising for nonprofit
organizations, and foundations. Data collected and displayed by sources of
contributions, e.g., individuals, bequests, foundations or corporations.
Legal & Legislative update includes such changes as, new form for IRS 990,
reporting criteria.
Scope: 53rd annual edition, with graphs displaying data from 1967 to 2007, by decade.
Format: print, CD & online with Windows or Apple operating system.
How to use: electronic edition has adjustable settings, such as size of view, bookmarking, and search features. Also can email article to 3rd party, or download the files to user's desktop.
For more information contact gneely@gsu.edu (404) 413-0020 8/22/08