Social Sciences

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is a member of the World Bank Group. Its purpose is to facilitate the flow of foreign direct investment to its developing member countries through the provision of investment guarantees against political risks.

Information for economists provided by the American Economic Association. Includes electronic editions of the American Economic Review, the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Economic Perspectives as well as the internet guide Resources for Economists on the Internet (RFE).

Repository of freely available preprint and reprint papers, submitted by authors.

UK research funding and training agency addressing economic and social concerns. It provides a range of resources on issues of importance to business, the public sector and government.

Humanities and Social Sciences Australian Research Resources (HUSSARR)An information gateway for Australian researchers into French humanities and social sciences. Includes a searchable database of these resources.

Resources for Economists on the Internet (RFE)Extensive guide of economics-related information on the web. Sponsored by the American Economics Association and edited by Bill Goffe.

SSRN is a multi-disciplinary online repository of scholarly research and related materials. Authors can share and distribute their research on an interdisciplinary basis.

IFC is a member of the World Bank Group. It finances and provides advice for private sector ventures and projects in developing countries in partnership with private investors and, through its advisory work, helps governments create conditions that stimulate the flow of both domestic and foreign private savings and investment.

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Center (UNICRI)Organization created to advance policy and practice in the prevention and control of juvenile delinquency and adult criminality. Includes a collection of global criminology resources.

Mapping products and services, as well as geography resources used to compile the US Census.

An independent, not-for-profit corporation which performs basic and applied research, provides technical support, and conducts analyses in the behavioral and social sciences for government and the private sector.

The archaeology section of the World Wide Web Virtual Library.

An online community and resource for architects, urban designers, landscape architects, planners, and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world.

Economics news, economists web sites, data and link collection.

The Boekman Foundation is a centre where information about arts and cultural policy is collected and disseminated. It covers the areas of policy-forming and all aspects of implementation. Bilingual en/nl.