Some links relevant to economic development in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Pacific, the Caribbean, and the former Soviet Union, mostly from the World Bank.   Important non World Bank links include:

   ELDIS a huge collection of resources and links on development and the environment at the British Library of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

  IDRC , the International Development Research Centre (in Canada)

  International Development Network , large collection of links

  Comparative Research Programme on Poverty

  United States Agency for International Development

  United Nations Development Programme

  International Monetary Fund  -- one of the neat things about their site is that most of their publications, including working papers and surveys of member countries, are on line in PDF format in their entirety.

  UNCTAD

  Asian Development Bank

   ID21  Information for Development in the 21st Century.  Its key feature is a searchable online collection of short, one-page (500-word) digests of the latest social and economic research studies across 30 key topic fields.  Sponsored by the British Department For International Development, it is intended to include much unpublished work done as sponsored research or consultancy reports for governments and international agencies.
 
 
 

Knowledge - http://www.worldbank.org/knowledge/   Knowledge

Knowledge for Development - A guide to knowledge to promoteinternational development and alleviate poverty. This site focuses on research, data,and prospects for international development.
 

Data - http://www.worldbank.org/data/   Data

Data for Development - A source and guide to data sets, tools, approaches,sources, and support to improve development analysis and policy. WorldBank data resources are organized and available through this site.
 

Research - http://www.worldbank.org/research/  Research

Research for Development - A source and guide to research results, projects, and institutions to better understand and advance development.
 

Prospects for Development - http://www.worldbank.org/prospects/  Prospects

Information and advice to help governments in developing countries anticipate and adapt to rapidly changing global economic trends.
 

Health Reform Online - http://www.worldbank.org/healthreform/  Health

Comprehensive resources concerning health reform programs in developing countries. This site also includes distance learning courses for those involved with health reform.
 

NIPR - http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/  Pollution control

A site for researchers, government officials, and citizens interested in understanding and improving control of industrial pollution, especially in developing countries.
 

AIDS Economics - http://www.worldbank.org/aids-econ/  AIDS Economics

Focused on the economics of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, this site aims to help researchers and policymakers define and implement more effective AIDS policy.
 

PovertyNet - http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/  Poverty

Resources and support for people working to understand and alleviate poverty.
 

East Asia Crisis (social impact)

http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/eacrisis/  East Asian Crisis

- Status and response to human dimensions of the current financial crisis in East Asia.
 

World Development Report on Poverty and Development for 2001 (WDR 2001)

http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/wdrpoverty/  WDR 2001

The electronic home of the World Bank s World Development Report for the year 2001 which will be on Poverty and Development.
 

Safety Nets and Transfers: http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/safety/  Safety Nets

Resources for users interested in the role of safety nets and transfers in providing short-term protection food, health and income protection to the most vulnerable of the poor.
 

Inequality, Poverty and Socio-Economic Performance

http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/inequal/  Inequality

- A site to explore and respond to the adverse effects of inequality on development.
 

Social Capital and Social Exclusion

http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/scapital/  Social Capital

- Partners and resources for better understanding the concept of social capital. Increasing evidence
shows that social cohesion -- social capital -- is critical for societies to prosper economically and for development to be sustainable.
 

Need African journals to be more accessible?

http://www.oneworld.org/inasp/ajol/  African Journals

Also follow the link to "Other useful sites and services" (http://www.oneworld.org/inasp/ajol/links.html) to see list of other full text journals online. Bioline has some full text journals available including "Emerging Infectious Diseases" from CDC.

Also go to INASP Home to see INASP (International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications) Newsletter

(http://www.oneworld.org/inasp/newslet/may98.html).
 

Do Population Policies Matter? Fertility and Politics in Egypt, India, Kenya and Mexico

can be found in the web at http://www.popcouncil.org.  Population Council