Research Guides
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International development: Articles, Reports and Evaluations
Key databases
- PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
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Articles, reports, and more on public policy covering nearly all countries. - World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) This link opens in a new windowThe World Bank's official open access repository. It provides access to 34,000+ WBG publications, research outputs and knowledge products (no project documents) since the year 2000. Also see Open Data and Documents & Reports.
- United Nations Digital LibraryUN documents, speeches, votes, publications, and more.
Policy papers
- EldisHosted by the Institute for Development Studies, provides access to international development research and policy documents. Search or browse by topic or country.
- BLDS Digital LibraryCurated by the British Library for Development Studies, provides global access to developing country research from institutes in Africa and Asia.
- PolicyArchiveA comprehensive digital library of public policy research. Browse under "International Relations."
- Center for Global Development publicationsScholarly development institute; extensive array of publications.
- Overseas Development InstituteUK-based think tank, with publications on a wide variety of development programs.
- Innovations for Successful SocietiesAnalyses and case studies on governance in developing countries, especially economic services, policing, elections, and city management.
Evaluations and program reports
- USAID Development ClearinghouseUSAID-funded technical and program documentation from more than 50 years of USAID's existence, containing more than 155,000 documents.
- International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) Impact Evaluation DatabaseInformation on over 4,000 impact evaluations in international development, and links to the original studies.
Selected e-Journals
- World Development
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A multidisciplinary journal of development studies that explores ways of improving standards of living. - Journal of Development Studies
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One of the oldest journals of international development studies. - Development Policy Review
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A journal that focuses on the links between research and policy in international development. - Development in Practice
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Practice-based analysis and research concerning the social dimensions of development and humanitarianism. - Sociology of DevelopmentBoth basic and policy-oriented research on economic development, gender, health, inequality, environment and sustainability, conflict, social movements, and more.