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www.developmentgateway.org
An independent site that introduces the latest development research,
with frequent updates of new research papers and breaking news in development.
www.chronicpoverty.org
An international partnership of researchers and NGOs working on chronic
poverty and its eradication in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
www.eldis.org
Very easy-to-use site, with downloadable research papers, reports, and many links
to other sites. It has a very useful section on how to use the web for development research, and the
issues facing web users in developing countries with slow band width.
www.imf.org
The IMF posts reports on its member countries, and agreements with governments
(such as 'Letters of Intent') which spell out in detail economic reforms. The IMF's annual reports on
the state of the world economy are also widely read.
www.odi.org.uk
The website of the Overseas Development Institute (UK), an independent thinktank
on development issues. The ODI Briefing Papers provide authoritative insight into the latest
development issues.
www.undp.org
The website of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) which is leading
the UN's work on the Millennium Development Goals. The UNDP's annual Human Development
Report can also be viewed at this site.
www.unrisd.org
The website of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
(UNRISD). UNRISD focuses on the social dimensions of development, as well as development's
political aspects.
www.wider.unu.edu
The website of the United Nations University's World Institute for Development
Economics Research (UNU-WIDER). WIDER's Discussion Paper series offers a wide range of
viewpoints on economic development issues, particularly in the areas of measuring poverty and the
development effects of violent conflict.
www.worldbank.org
The website of the World Bank offers an enormous range of country material,
particularly on poverty reduction, as well as many of the statistics (such as the World Development
Indicators) used by the development community.
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