Penn State University Libraries - SOC 440: Family Policy

• FedStats
  A great starting place for U.S. social and economic data.

• UNdata (United Nations Data) [Penn State Libraries]
  Provides country-level data on a wide range of social and economic topics. Data can be displayed in HTML or downloaded into Excel for further manipulation.

• World Development Indicators [Penn State Libraries]
  includes nearly 800 statistical indicators related to social and economic development. Data can be displayed in HTML or downloaded into Excel for further manipulation.

• Statistical Insight [ProQuest] [Penn State Libraries]
  A powerful index to statistics and data. If it's been counted, you can probably find it here. Contains many full-text resources. Some data can be downloaded for further manipulation.

• SourceOECD [Penn State Libraries]
  Click on the statistics tab at the top to get a wide range of social and economic statistics of the world's major developed nations.

• World Bank e-Library [Penn State Libraries]
  World Bank e-Library presents full-text PDF versions of all new World Bank books and selected books beginning in 1984.

• SourceOECD [Penn State Libraries]
  Full-text book and serial publications from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Also includes many of the data sets available from the organization.

• European Union
  Covering 27 European nations, the EU collects a wide range of information on the family issues across Europe. Some particularly useful starting places:

  • EU Bookshop — many titles are available online. Search The CAT for those titles that are not available online.

  • EU Statistics and Opinion Polls

  • Social Protection and Social Inclusion

• Council of Europe
  Broader than the European Union (with 47 countries), the Council of Europe studies many social issues across Europe. Search The CAT and the Council of Europe Web site.

  • The Society category in the Council of Europe's Online Bookshop is particularly helpful. Many resources are available full-text online.

• Centre for European Policy Studies

• Statistical Insight [ProQuest] [Penn State Libraries]
  Some full-text online; for remainder of materials microfiche is available in the Social Sciences Library, 2nd floor Paterno Library. Hint: click on the link Find a publication and use Limit to Statistics Published By international governmental organizations. Some Key organizations include:

  • Asian Development Bank

  • African Development Bank

  • Inter-American Development Bank

  • UN Regional Commissions:

    • ECA (Economic Commission for Africa)

    • ECE (Economic Commission for Europe)

    • ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific)

    • ESCWA (Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia)

    • ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)

Think Tanks and Policy Organizations

• Policy File [Penn State Libraries]
  This resource draws its content from public policy think tanks, university research programs, research organizations, and publishers.

• CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) [Penn State Libraries]
  A comprehensive source for research in international affairs, CIAO includes full text of selected books on international affairs, working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.

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