Recommended Online Resources
Model United Nations
The World Bank Group
http://www.worldbank.org/
International Monetary Fund
http://www.imf.org/
The United Nations Development Program
http://www.undp.org/
The
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: an international
organization helping governments tackle the economic, social and governance
challenges of a globalized economy.
http://www.oecd.org/EN/home/0,,EN-home-0-nodirectorate-no-no-no-0,FF.html
The United States International Trade Commission:
providing information on
tarriffs and trade practices.
http://www.usitc.gov/
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:
contains information
about the programs and studies conducted by the Food and Agricultural
Organization of the UN.
http://www.fao.org/
The CIA World Fact Book:
a great resource providing extensive resources on
every country of the world.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: a nonpartisan
research organization
and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of
government policies and programs with an emphasis on those affect low and
middle income people.
http://www.cbpp.org/
Levy Economics Institute: through scholarship and
research the Levy Institute
generates viable, effective public policy responses to important economic
problems that profoundly affect the quality of life in the United States and
abroad.
http://www.levy.org/
Electronic Policy Network: policy news from over 100 member
organizations.
http://epn.org
Economic Policy Institute: a comprehensive source for
economic news and
information.
http://www.epinet.org/
Institute for Women's Policy Research: a public policy
research organization
dedicated to informing and stimulating the debate on public policy issues of
critical importance to women and their families. IWPR focuses on issues of
poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, the
economic and social aspects of health care and domestic violence, and women's
civic and political participation.
http://www.iwpr.org/
Compiled by Nina Tupy, MSUM
02-26-02
Last updated 03/27/02 [William G. Kenz]