LibGuides: Econ 3600:Developing Countries and the New Global Economy: Getting Started

Welcome!

This research guide is intended for students enrolled in Econ 3600, working with librarian Summer Peng. Explore the links on the left to find recommended research databases. You can also contact Summer directly in the contact box on the bottom left.

Business Literature Databases

Highly Recommended

EConLit This link opens in a new window
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Indexes articles in all fields of economics, including capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, urban economics and much more.

Coverage: 1969 to present
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
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Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. If you use the Google Scholar link on this page, your journal search results will be linked to collections in Cal State LA.

If you enter a book title, the citation includes a Library Search link which will tell you if the book is available at CSULA or other local libraries. Please Note: When you use this Google Scholar link from off-campus, you will need to enter your MYCSULA Identity Account user name and password.
About Google Scholar
CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
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Brings together in a concise and useful form, a key set of political, economic, and business information for 192 countries worldwide.
Provides a news service covering political, economic, corporate, and environmental issues and events on a country by country basis as they occur.
Updated continuously

Updated continuously

Accessing Resources from Home

When you access library electronic resources from off-campus, you need to use one of the following methods. Using OneSearch will automatically prompt the EZproxy login.

1. Campus VPN (Recommended) Setting up VPN (Virtual Private Network) on your personal computer allows students, faculty, and staff to access library resources from off-campus. Download the VPN client Once VPN is installed on your computer, you turn it on by clicking the Connect button (shown below).	2. EZProxy Login (Default) When you are off-campus and click on library electronic resources, you will be prompted to login using the EZProxy screen (shown below). Login using your MyCalStateLA ID username and password. Please note: Place your MyCalStateLA ID account username (e.g. lsmith8) in the username box. Do not include @calstatela.edu as part of your username. If you don't know your MyCalStateLA password, please go to the myCalStateLA page and click on "Forgot Password." If you experience difficulty in recovering your ID username and password, please contact the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@calstatela.edu or 323-343-6170.

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Econ 3600:Developing Countries and the New Global Economy

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Welcome!

Business Literature Databases

Highly Recommended

Accessing Resources from Home