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Global Development Studies

Websites

The following is a selection of frequently used websites.
 
This is a collection of digitized photographs and sound files from across Africa. It includes over 3000 slides, 500 photographs, and 50 hours of sound from forty-five different countries. 
"Contains the largest collection of economic and social development materials in Europe, with over half originating from developing countries."
 

ELDIS: Electronic Development and Environment Information System

Produced by the British Library for Development Studies, based at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK.
 
"International Organization of research and policy institutes promoting the generation, sharing and application to policy of multidisciplinary knowledge for the purpose of development."
 
IDEAs -International Development Economics Associates 
international network of progressive economists engaged in the teaching, research and utilization of development economics. Includes articles, working papers, policy briefs, blog posts. 
 
Policy Commons 
research from the world’s leading policy experts, nonpartisan think tanks, IGOs and NGOs. Search with a free, limited account. 
 
This site has been developed specifically with the needs of public servants, academics and individuals in developing countries in mind. The site is designed to provide links to some of the most useful sites on the World Wide Web, including sites that provide software for sectoral management, economic models, data or references. The site is updated regularly. At the last update there were more than 3,300 unique annotated links in the main part of the site that in turn are linked to thousands of other sites.
 
The Third World Network is an independent non-profit international network of organizations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World and North- South issues.
 
Section of the larger Virtual Library International Affairs Resources site, which includes over 2600 annotated links in a wide range of international affairs, international studies, and international relations topics.

Canadian International Development

International Assistance Project Browser
Global Affairs Canada

Canadian International Development Platform
development data and analysis
housed at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, at Carleton University