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Business and Economics Librarian
Jason Hall
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Contact:
Lemieux Library
Seattle University
2nd Floor Research Services
Seattle University
2nd Floor Research Services
(206) 398-4484
Subjects: Business
Global Poverty
For ideas and background information, check out the following:
- Global Distribution of PovertyThe Global Poverty Mapping Project seeks to enhance current understanding of the global distribution of poverty and the geographic and biophysical conditions of where the poor live. Additionally, the project aims to assist policy makers, development agencies, and the poor themselves in designing interventions to reduce poverty.
Best data starting points from IGO's
Ex#4
Finding in depth statistics for India
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Data Catalog. World Bank- Compare % of Female Unemployment in India + two other Asian countries. Use this source to find comparable data. Comparable data will help you to see how your country compares with other countries.
- UN Data-Find Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources for India and two other developing countries. This presentation of data helps to show change in a country by time. Now perform the same search in the smaller source database Millennium Goals Database
- UNdata This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive and authoritative Over 300 statistical series from over 30 specilized data sources including trade, deomography, population, and industrial commodities production.
Gender
- Gender Equality Data and Statistics"This gender data portal is a one-stop shop for gender information, catering to a wide range of users and providing data from a variety of sources. Data at the country level are organized under six thematic headings, which are aligned to the themes identified by the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics. The portal includes gender datasets from the United Nations(UN) compiled by its Regional Commissions and Sectoral Agencies, as well as World Bank conducted or funded surveys and reports, such as the 2012 World Development Report (WDR) on Gender and Development."
- Statistics and Indicators on Women and MenCovers the following areas: "population; women and men in families; health; education; work; and political decision making."