Ravenhill: Global Political Economy 2e 
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International Organisations
www.bis.org
Bank for International Settlements (BIS): "the central banks' central bank": international banking statistics; data on indebtedness.
www.imf.org
International Monetary Fund (IMF): data on debt, balance of payments, international reserves; analysis of structural adjustment programs; staff working papers are online as are the Fund's fortnightly newsletter, IMF Survey and its biannual World Economic Outlook.
www.worldbank.org
World Bank: Data on development; major reports online (including annual World Development Report); staff working papers online.
www.wto.org
World Trade Organization (WTO): Data on trade, impediments to trade, dispute settlement mechanisms & panel reports
www.unctad.org
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD): Trade and Development Issues; annual comprehensive survey of Foreign Direct Investment trends.
www.unido.org
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) seeks to improve the living conditions of people and promote global prosperity through offering tailor-made solutions for the sustainable industrial development of developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
www.wipo.org
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the use and protection of intellectual property. With headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, WIPO is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations system of organizations.
For other organizations see the links at:
www.lawresearch.com/v2/Ciorgs.htm
and at:
www.etown.edu/vl/
For an alphabetic index of websites of the United Nations system of organizations, see:
www.unsystem.org/
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