Research Guides
JSIS 495: Task Force - Winter 2015: Task Force A
This guide is for the students in JSIS 495 to help guide them in their research for their capstone projects.
Updating a Critical Tool in U.S. Foreign Policy: Reforming Foreign Aid Policy and Administration
Adam Smith MW 8:30-10:20 PAR 310
Foreign assistance, in a wide variety of forms, has been central to United States foreign policy for decades. But that assistance is spread out over hundreds of different programs with dozens of different agencies in charge of some piece of it. The overwhelming majority of money allocated for foreign assistance is tightly earmarked for particular uses, limiting flexibility in confronting the constantly changing needs of the world. The United States has no clear policy goals for foreign assistance. Our class will put together a clearly stated foreign assistance policy and recommend to both Congress and the President. The policy steps necessary to put us in the best position to implement this policy.
Key databases
- PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
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Journal articles, government documents, and think tanks reports on all aspects of domestic and international politics and policy. - EconLit
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Scholarly journals in the field of economics, including international development. - America, History & Life
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Scholarly journals in American history, including contemporary history. - Historical Abstracts
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Scholarly journal in world history, including contemporary history. - Access World News
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Search across hundreds of newspaper going back to the 1980's. - Military & Government Collection
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Articles from scholarly, military, and government sources.
Government and NGO sources
- govinfo.gov This link opens in a new windowAccess to U.S. Federal government publications, including Congressional hearings and reports.
- World Development IndicatorsFrom the World Bank, data source on development indicators, including foreign direct investment.
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Country background
- Europa World Yearbook
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Background on countries, including government, recent history, government finance, and more.
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