| Losing_Work,_Moving_On__Worker_Displacement_in_International_Perspective A collection of papers edited by Peter Kuhn |
| The_Low-Wage_Labor_Market A volume of papers prepared at the Urban Institute in 1999. |
| The_Principles_of_Scientific_Management Fredrick Winslow Taylor's influential 1911 text on work organization. |
| United_States_Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics Links of interest to labor economists |
| Workers_Compensation_Research_Institute An independent, not-for-profit research organization providing objective information about public policy issues involving workers' compensation systems. |
| American_Community_Network ACN is a searchable database of demographic and economic statistics for every county and metro area in America, along with links to economic development sites. |
| Asian_Productivity_Organization An inter-governmental regional organization established by Convention in 1961 to oversee productivity development in 18 countries throughout Asia and the Pacific. |
| Bretton_Woods_Project Works to monitor and reform the World Bank and IMF. Tracks key policy statements and reports, and provides critiques and early warnings used by non-governmental organisations across the world. |
| Briefings_on_Development_and_Gender_(BRIDGE) Provides tailor-made briefings on gender issues on request. BRIDGE briefings present state of the art research findings, review current policy debates, synthesise best practice and evaluate strategies |
| Debt_Relief_International UK-based non-profit organisation established in order to assist Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) to manage their own debt strategy and analysis, without having to rely on international technica |
| Development_and_Culture_at_UNESCO Aims to stimulate a process of world wide reflection on how cultural policies could be integrated into development strategies. |
| The_Development_Group_for_Alternative_Policies Development GAP works to ensure that the knowledge, priorities and efforts of the women and men of the South inform decisions made in the North about their economies and the environments in which they |
| Development_Information_Online Devline provides information services and systems for development professionals and for everyone else working on issues of economic, social and sustainable development. |
| The_Economic_Commission_for_Africa Established in 1958, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is one of five regional commissions. Its member states are 53 African nations. |
| Economic_Development_Directory Directory of economic development agency web sites listed by geographical location. |
| Economic_Development_Network Providing data on communities that want economic development to companies and entrepreneurs planning facilities location or site selection projects. |
| Economic_Development,_Technological_Change_and_Growth_-_WebEc Provides list of links to collections, institutions, and publications. |
| Economic_Growth_Research Political, economic, and social data on the history of developing countries' and their prospects, from the World Bank Research Department. Includes research papers on economic growth and development, |
| Economic_Growth_Resources Helping economic growth and development researchers make the most of the internet. Maintained by Jonathan Temple and hosted by Nuffield College, Oxford. |
| The_Economic_War_Among_the_States Analysis of development incentives from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Do they promote local job opportunities and enhance private sector competitiveness or do they divert government money f |
| EDIRC,_Economic_Development Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers presents an attempt by Christian Zimmermann of the Center for Research on Employment and Economic Fluctuations, University of Quebec to index all |
| The_Gateway_to_Development_Information Eldis is funded by Danida and hosted by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex. It has a large number of links on development topics and organizations |
| Information_for_Development_in_the_21st_Century ID21 is a fast-track research reporting service aiming to make policymakers aware of the latest British development research findings. |
| Inter-American_Development_Bank provides funds for economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
| International_Development_Exchange Builds partnerships to overcome economic and social injustice and work toward people's greater control over their resources, political structures, and economic processes that affect their lives. |
| International_Development_Research_Centre A public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research. |
| OECD_-_Development Presents OECD's publications and working papers about development like statistics, propectives studies or country surveys. |
| Sustainable_Development_Department,_IDB Covering issues such as human resources and social development; environment and natural resources; and infrastructure, financial markets and private enterprise development. |
| Trade_and_Industrial_Policy_Secretariat_(TIPS) The online resource for trade and industrial policy research in South Africa. |
| United_Nations_Development_Fund_for_Women Promotes women's empowerment and gender equality, working for participation of women in all levels of development planning and practice. |
| Virtual_Developing_Country Presents issues in development economics using Zambia as a case study. Provides background information, virtual field trips, worksheets, data, photos, development glossary, and teaching resources. |
| Worldbank_Discussion_Forum_for_Topics_in_Economic_Development E-discussions on a variety of current and topical private sector development issues moderated by experts. |
| Austrian_Scholars_Conference An annual international professional gathering of economists, historians, philosophers doing research in the tradition of the Austrian School. Usually held in Auburn, Alabama. |
| VIIIth_Spring_Meeting_of_Young_Economists Held in Leuven (Belgium). (April 3, 2003) |
| Canadian_Econometrics_Study_Group_Conference Held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. (October 18, 2002) |
| Fourteenth_International_Conference_on_Input-Output_Techniques Themed "Ecological and Economic Sustainability in the New Economy" and held at the Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada. (October 15, 2002) |
| Conference_on_Empirical_Behavioural_Finance Held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. (October 11, 2002) |
| Conference_on_Computational_and_Mathematical_Methods_in_Science_and_Engineering_(CMMSE) Held in Alicante, Spain. (September 20, 2002) |
| European_Workshop_on_Econometrics_and_Health_Economics Held in Lund, Sweden. (September 11, 2002) |
| Royal_Statistical_Society_(RSS)_Conference Held in Plymouth, UK. (September 3, 2002) |
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