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History 011: Worlds to Make: The Global History of International Development

For Prof. David Ekbladh and his students

Economics Dictionary

This is an extensive and authoritative economics reference resource containing over 1,850 articles by more than 1,500 of the world's leading economists. More of an encyclopedia than a dictionary.

Gives historical overviews such as Latin American economic development since 1870, by Mauricio Cárdenas and Steven M. Helfand

Be sure to consult articles on different types of development, such as:

Specialized Agencies of the United Nations

Other Major Intergovernmental Organizations

Bank for International Settlements (IBS) 1930
Organization of American States (OAS)

1948 (International Union of American Republics 1890)

OECD (Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development)

1961 (Organisation for European Economic Cooperation 1948)

European Union (EU) 1951
International Organization for Migration (IOM) 1951
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) 1959
African Development Bank (AFDB) 1964
Asian Development Bank (ADB) 1966
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 1967
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) 1973
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 1989
World Trade Organization (WTO) 1995 (GATT 1948)

From http://libguides.princeton.edu/histstats

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