Economic glossaries and encyclopedias

A Glossary of Political Economy Terms (Dr. Paul M. Johnson, Auburn University)

Encyclopedia of Law & Economics (Edward Elgar and the University of Ghent)

InvestorWords.com

 

General economic data

Infoplease almanac: Business

Infoplease almanac: Economy

Bureau of Economic Analysis (US Department of Commerce)

National Bureau of Economic Research (nonprofit economic data-gathering organization)

Global Edge: International Business Resource Desk (Michigan State University)

Business Resources on the Web (Foster Business Library, University of Washington)

 

Data on corporate and business wealth

Forbes Magazine lists: the Forbes 500 (highest profit-posting corporations), Global 2000, 400 Richest Americans, Best Paid CEOs, etc.

 

Global trade organizations and law

World Trade Organization

NAFTA Secretariat

General Agreement on Trades and Tariffs

World Bank Group

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (data-gathering organization of developed nations)

 

Trade associations and business advocates

International Chamber of Commerce

Conference Board (association of elite multinational corporations)

 

Business magazines and journals

The Economist

Forbes

Fortune

Business Week

 

Conservative think-tanks and research institutes

American Enterprise Institute

The Heritage Foundation

Progress & Freedom Foundation ("a market-oriented think tank that studies the digital revolution and its implications for public policy")

USA*Engage ("for the latest news on the harmful effects of unilateral sanctions")

American Policy Center ("Property Rights and Back-to-Basics Education")

 

Progressive think-tanks and research institutes

Economic Policy Institute

Public Education Network

The Center for Public Integrity

 

Corporate watchdogs

CorpWatch

Left Business Observer

Corporate Crime Reporter

Business Ethics ("Corporate Social Responsibility Report")

Multinational Monitor

American Resurrection

The Daily Enron

 

Business history

Directory of Corporate Archives (Society of American Archivists)

19th Century Advertising (Harper's Weekly)

 

Data on political influence

Choose The Blue (corporate contributions to US elected officials and political parties)

Federal Election Commission

OpenSecrets.org ("Your Guide to the Money in U.S. Elections")

Lobbying: the Influence Industry (New York Times)

 

Media, advertising and corporate culture

Who Owns What (Columbia Journalism Review)

Picturing Business in America (Wall Street Journal portraits)

Medicine and Madison Avenue (Duke University)

Adbusters

PR Watch

 

Philanthropy and civic culture

Business Committee for the Arts

National Center for Charitable Statistics (Urban Institute)

 

Corporations and the environment 

Chemical Industry Archives (Environmental Working Group)

Trade Secrets (PBS)

 

Anti-globalization, anti-IMF, anti-World Bank, etc. groups and research

Globalize This!

Globalization in Focus (Foreign Policy in Focus)

WTO/GATT Research (Law Library Resource Xchange)

WTO History Project (University of Washington)

 

 

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