LibGuides: International Business: Country Studies

Databases

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Search the publication "EIU ViewsWire" and then search the country by name to locate pertinent informaiton.
AtoZ the World This link opens in a new window
Chose a country from the left hand navigation box. Useful information includes country profiles, money and banking, society and culture, business culture, and business news.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Use the name of the country and "country profile" as search terms. Select "Country Reports" under "Source Types" to narrow down results.
Business Market Research Collection This link opens in a new window
The Business Market Research Collection provides company, industry, and geopolitical macroeconomic market research from Hoovers, OxResearch, and Snapshots Series.
MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window
Search the publication Our World and the country name for a report.

CIA: The World Factbook
Political, geographic, economic, and sociological summaries organized by country.
World Bank
Click on countries and retrieve background information and up to date reports on all countries.
Economist
Recent news articles, country profiles, forecasts, fact sheets, and economic data.
U.S. Energy Information Administration--Country Analysis Briefs
Reports on individual countries and special topics.
UNESCAP Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2017: SDG Baseline Report
The report highlights critical gaps and challenges of the region in achieving the SDGs and inform inter-governmental and inter-agency regional decision making in support of implementing the 2030 development agenda in the region.
U.S. Department of State Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
“Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.”

Finding Country Information
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Ranking of Economic Freedom--Heritage Foundation
The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual guide published by The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation, Washington's No. 1 think tank.

The Europa World Year Book 2019 by Europa Publications
Call Number: Ballston REF JN1 .E85 2019
Globally renowned for its accuracy, consistency and reliability, the Europa World Year Book 2019 is your source for detailed country surveys containing the latest analytical, statistical and directory information for over 250 countries and territories. offering timely information with a global reach.
A Guide to Countries of the World (4th Ed.) "Each entry provides a brief history of the country and outlines its political, economic, and social issues."
World Development Report 2020 by World Bank
Call Number: Download the published report
This book examines whether there is still a path to development through GVCs and trade. It concludes that technological change is, at this stage, more a boon than a curse. GVCs can continue to boost growth, create better jobs, and reduce poverty provided that developing countries implement deeper reforms to promote GVC participation; industrial countries pursue open, predictable policies; and all countries revive multilateral cooperation.

World Happiness Report 2020
The World Happiness Report ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels. The World Happiness Report 2020 for the first time ranks cities around the world by their subjective well-being and digs more deeply into how the social, urban and natural environments combine to affect our happiness.