The Online World resources handbook

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Political Economy, Foreign Policy, Economic Development, Technology, Science, and
Environmental Policy, International Law, Area Studies Resources, and more.
There is another interesting international law resource on the World Wide Web, at
http://www.law.ecel.uwa.edu.au/intlaw/.
The Transport Web is an information service for the international transportation
industry.
Information Access Company provides several reference and full text databases
targeted at businesses. Coverage includes news and information on companies,
industries, products, markets, and applied technologies, and on subjects such as
computers, marketing, management, health, law, aerospace, popular culture, and
scholarly research.
PROMPT (Overview of Markets and Technology) is IAC's largest database. It
provides international coverage of companies, markets and technologies in all industries.
Users of Data Star, LEXIS NEXIS, and Reuters have access to international
political and economic coverage from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Split
into five regional parts across over 140 countries, Summary of World Broadcasts makes
up a daily political document, with coverage of legislation, policy, labor issues and
foreign relations. The Weekly Economic Report covers topics such as energy,
agriculture, and transportation. (BBC is also at http://www.bbc.co.uk.)
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from hundres of North American and international publications for industry and
commerce.
The articles are about sales and marketing ideas, product news, industry trends and
analyses, and provide company profiles in areas such as agriculture, manufacturing,
retailing, telecommunications, and trade. This is a partial list of the database's magazines:
Agribusiness Worldwide, Air Cargo World, Beverage World, Beverage
World Periscope Edition, Business Perspectives, CCI Canmaking &
Canning International, CD ROM Librarian, Chain Store Age General
Merchandise Trends, Coal & Synfuels Technology, Communication World,
Communications Daily, Communications International, Consultant,
Cosmetic World News, Dairy Industries International, Direct Marketing,
Financial Market Trends, Financial World, Food Engineering International,
Forest Industries, Gas World, Graphic Arts Monthly, The Printing Industry,
High Technology Business, International Trade Forum, Investment
International, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of
Marketing Research, Medical World News, OECD Economic Outlook, The
Oil and Gas Journal, Oilweek, Petroleum Economist, Plastics World,
Purchasing World, Restaurant Hotel Design International, Seafood
International, Supermarket Business Magazine, Training: the Magazine of
Human Resources Development, World Economic Outlook, World Oil.
Trade Show Central is a large searchable database of international trade shows.
Market research reports from Frost & Sullivan are available through Data Star. It
produces over 250 market reports each year, in 20 industrial sectors. These reports
cover results of face to face interviews with manufacturers, buyers and trade association
executives, supplemented by a search and summary of secondary sources.
Ways of doing business
International Business Practices is full text of a U.S. Department of Commerce
reference work that provides overviews of import regulations, free trade zones, foreign
investment policy, intellectual property rights, tax laws and more in 117 countries.
Brainwave for NewsNet has the Worldwide Business Practices Report. It offers
monthly detailed information on such country specific topics as business customs and
protocol, negotiating tactics and bargaining tips, marketing strategies travel
recommendations, local government regulations, social interaction and etiquette, safety
and health issues.
You should also take a look at the continent related pointers listed in
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