A research guide for California State University Los Angeles Students (CSULA) in Latin American Studies. The guide focuases on finding, understanding, and using various types of resources from historical, political, cultural, and social perspectives.
Recent reports and resolutions, meetings, projects, databases, and news. Also includes links to major publications, such as: Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, Foreign Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy, Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean
LAPOP uses "gold standard" approaches and innovative methods to carry out targeted national surveys; conduct impact evaluation studies; and produce reports on individual attitudes, evaluations, and experiences. It;s largest project, The AmericasBarometer survey is the only scientifically rigorous comparative survey that covers 34 nations including all of North, Central, and South America, as well as a significant number of countries in the Caribbean. Each year it publishes dozens of high quality academic studies and policy-relevant papers.
The Data Centre contains over 1,000 types of indicators and raw data on education, literacy, science and technology, culture and communication. The UIS collects the data for more than 200 countries from Member States and international organizations.
The World Bank web site offers a wide variety of economic, health and population statistics from around the globe. It covers international trade statistics, economic development data and country information. It provides access to a variety of analytical tools and software (ADePT, PovCalNet, PovMap and iSimulate) for interpreting and presenting data.
The UN works to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries' efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Also includes links to partner organizations in individual countries.
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. This sub-section of Pew is specifically devoted to Hispanic Americns.
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.
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