This is a selective guide to resources at Columbia University Libraries and on the Internet, for conducting research on issues related to women in economic and political development throughout the world. Please consult CLIO or Pegasus for other materials in the Columbia University Libraries.
Other related guides that may be of interest are:
Economic and Political Development: Information Resources
Population, Migration, and Refugee Studies: Information Resources
Women's Studies
 Access Restrictions: available to current Columbia faculty, staff and students only.
Columbia Resources
Barnard Center for Research on Women
Columbia University Institute for Research on Women and Gender
SIPA Program in Economic and Political Development
Find Articles
- Abstracts on Rural Development in the Tropics.
- Amsterdam: Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen KIT, 1985-1994.
- HC 695 .A81 - Lehman
- British Library for Development Studies
- Search all serial titles, monographs acquired since 1987 and articles selectively indexed since 1990.
- Eldis Gender Resource Guide
- Search databases and access gender country profiles.
- International Development Abstracts.
- Norwich: Geo Abstracts, 1982-1986.
- HC 59.7 .I11 - Offsite
- Joint Bank-Fund Library.
- Women and Development: Articles, Books and Research Papers Indexed in the Joint World Bank-International Monetary Fund Library, Washington, D.C.
- Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1987.
- Z 7963 .D3 J6 1987g - Offsite
- Update this bibliography with a search of JOLIS: Joint World Bank & IMF Libraries Online Catalog
- International Political Science Abstracts. Bimonthly.
- Paris: International Political Science Association, 1951-
- JA 36 .I5 - Lehman Reference
- R053 In8 - Butler Reference
- PAIS International.
- New York: Public Affairs Information Service, 1915-
- Z 7163 .P922 - Lehman Reference
- Rural Development Abstracts.
- Farnham Royal, Eng.: Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, 1984-2006.-
- Z 5074.E3 R8 - Lehman
- Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts.
- West Hartford, Conn. : Carfax Publishing co., 1983-
- Z 7963 .E7 S951 - Lehman
- Women’s Studies International
Find Books
- CLIO: Columbia Libraries Online Catalog
- CLIO is the online catalog for the Columbia and Barnard libraries. It includes over 4 million records for books, journal or newspaper titles (not articles), online resources, government documents, microforms, sound or video recordings, archival collections, etc.
- WorldCat
- An online catalog of the collections of 24,000 member libraries of the OCLC consortium, comprising more than 36 million records for books, serials, manuscript collections, audiovisual materials, computer files, and other media.
- BorrowDirect
- A borrowing service offered by the university libraries of Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Yale. It is designed to allow students, faculty and staff to request (and receive in four days) books directly from each other's collections.
- Arteaga, Ana Maria.
- Women in Agriculture and Rural Life : an International Bibliography.
- Beltsville, Md. : USDA, ARS, National Agriculture Library, [1998]
- HD 6073.A292 E44 1998g - Butler
- Effland, Anne B. W.
- Genero y Desarrollo: una Bibliografía.
- Santiago de Chile : Centro de Estudios Para el Desarrollo de la Mujer, 1994.
- Z 7963 .E18 A74 1994 - Lehman
- Eldis Gender Resource Guide
- Search databases and access gender country profiles.
- Joint Bank-Fund Library.
- Women and Development: Articles, Books and Research Papers Indexed in the Joint World Bank-International Monetary Fund Library, Washington, D.C.
- Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1987.
- Z 7963 .D3 J6 1987g - Lehman
- Update this bibliography with a search of JOLIS: Joint World Bank & IMF Libraries Online Catalog
- Nordquist, Joan.
- Third World Women and Development: a Bibliography.
- Santa Cruz, CA : Reference and Research Services, 2001.
- Z 7161 .C4 no.63 - Barnard, Offsite
- Radcliffe, Sarah A.
- Gender in the Third World: a Geographical Bibliography of Recent Work.
- Brighton, England : Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, 1988.
- Z 7964 .D44 R32 1988g - Offsite
- Townsend, Janet.
- Women in Developing Countries: a Selected, Annotated Bibliography for Development Organisations.
- Brighton, England : Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, 1988.
- Z 7964 .D44 T68 1988g - Offsite
- UN System Pathfinder: Economic Development
- Includes global studies and reports, handbooks and guides, bibliographies and indices, international statistical publications, compilations of treaties, resolutions and documents as well as annual reports of UN bodies and specialized agencies.
- Women : a Selective Bibliography, 1988-1999.
- Geneva : United Nations Library, 2000.
- Z 7965 .W66 2000g - Lehman
- Women in Development.
- Harare: The Centre, 1995.
- Z 7964.A3 W66 1995 - Lehman
- Women, Population and Development.
- Bangkok : Unesco Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, 1991.
- HQ 1726 .W72 1991g - Lehman
Directories
- Directory of Development Organizations.
- The directory of development organizations, listing 53,750 development organizations, has been prepared to facilitate international cooperation and knowledge sharing in development work, both among civil society organizations, research institutions, governments and the private sector.
- Directory of Trade and Investment Related Organizations of Developing Countries and Areas in Asia and the Pacific.
- New York: United Nations, 1996-
- HF 3751.8 .D57 - Latest in Business Reference
- Human Rights, Refugees, Migrants & Development: Directory of NGO's in OECD Countries.
- Washington, DC: OECD Publications and Information Centre, 1993.
- HC 60 .H86 1993g - Lehman Reference
- International Organizations Funding Directory.
- London : Europa, 2004.
- JZ 4839 .I68 2004g - Lehman Reference
- Sustainable Development Policy Directory.
- Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
- HC 79 .E5 S773 2006 - Business Reference
- Women's Information Services and Networks: a Global Source Book.
- Amsterdam, Netherlands: Royal Tropical Institute, 1999.
- HQ 1177.W66 1999g - Lehman
- The World Bank Group Directory.
- Washington, D.C.: Information, Technology & Facilities Dept., 1995-
- HG 3881.5.W57 I58 - Latest in Business Reference
Background Information
- Arnold, Guy.
- Historical Dictionary of Aid and Development Organizations.
- London: Scarecrow Press, 1996.
- HC 60 .A738 1996 - Lehman Reference
- Dictionary of Development: Third World Economy, Environment, Society.
- New York: Garland Pub., 1990.
- HC 59.7 .D513 1990 - Lehman Reference
- Encyclopedia of the Developing World. 3 vols.
- New York : Routledge, c2006.
- HC 59.7 .E52 2006 - Lehman Reference
- Human Development Report. Annual.
- New York: Oxford University Press, 1990-
- HD 72 .H8 - Lehman Reference
- Industrial Development Report. Annual.
- New York: United Nations, 1985-
- HC 59.69 .I53 - Latest in Business Reference
- Kinnear, Karen L.
- Women in the Third World : a Reference Handbook.
- Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, c1997.
- HQ 1870.9 .K58 1997 - Lehman Reference
- The Least Developed Countries Report. Annual.
- New York: United Nations, 1984-
- HC 59.7 .L3219 - Lehman Reference
- Progress of the World’s Women
- Progress of the World’s Women is UNIFEM’s biennial investigation of progress made towards a world where women live free from violence, poverty and inequality.
- Purvaneckiene, Giedre.
- Gender in Development: Handbook for CEE and Baltic Countries.
- Vilnius-Bratislava: United Nations Development Programme Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, Regional Support Center, 1998.
- HQ1240.5.B34 P87 1998g - Butler
- Savitt, William.
- Global Development: a Reference Handbook.
- Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1995.
- HC59.7 .S283 1995 - Lehman
- Women in the Third World: an Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues.
- New York : Garland Pub., 1998.
- HQ 1870.9 .W6548 1998 - Lehman Reference
- World Survey on the Role of Women in Development. Irregular.
- New York: United Nations, 1986-
- HQ 1240 .W676 - Lehman
U.S. Government Agencies
- Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
- FAS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that represents the diverse interests of U.S. farmers and the food and agricultural sector abroad. It also collects, analyzes, and disseminates information about global supply and demand, trade trends, and emerging market opportunities. A search of their site will provide numerous items relating to women and development.
- Office of Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- USAID is an independent government agency that conducts foreign assistance and humanitarian aid to advance the political and economic interests of the United States.
- Women in Development
- Search USAID's Development Experience Clearinghouse for development publications, many of which are available online.
- Women in Development
- A series of publications from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)
- Inter-American Commission of Women
- Part of the Organization of American States, it was created expressly to ensure recognition of the civil and political rights of women. Through its delegates in each country, CIM provides support and recognition to national women's movementsQat governmental level, with NGOs, and with grassroots organizations.
- United Nations: Women Watch
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"The UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women," is an evolving electronic forum on global women's issues. It provides up-to-date information on the UN's work on behalf of the women of the world and on the global agenda for improving the status of women. It is a gateway to UN materials related to women:
- World Bank
- Gender in the World Bank
Non-Governmental Organizations
- CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
- Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is designed to be the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.
- Academy for Educational Development (AED)
- The Academy for Educational Development is an independent, nonprofit service organization committed to addressing human development needs in the United States and throughout the world.
- Association for Women's Rights in Development
- AWID is an organization committed to gender equality and a just and sustainable development process.
- Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA)
- CEDPA is a women-focused nonprofit international organization founded in 1975. CEDPA's mission is to empower women at all levels of society to be full partners in development.
- International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
- ICRW is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting social and economic development with women's full participation.
- Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
- WIDNET (Women in Development Network)
- WIDNET provides especially good resources for statistics and full text documents of IGOs which relate to women.
- WSSLINKS: International Women
- This page includes links to sites (in the U.S. and elsewhere) that address women's issues outside the U.S. Several are in languages other than English. Developed and maintained by the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
- World Neighbors
- World Neighbors is a US-based non-profit organization working at the forefront of worldwide efforts to eliminate hunger, disease and poverty in Asia, Latin America and Africa. It encourages community leadership and self-help in rural communities though 89 programs in food security, community health, and family planning.
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