Research Guides: CESR 4005 Business Solutions for the Developing World: Country Research

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CIA World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
globalEDGE
globalEDGE™ is a web-portal that provides a information, analysis, and learning resources on global business.

Statesman's Yearbook Online
Information on every country in the world, with fact sheets, profiles of international organization, world history chronologies, and more.

Passport
This database provides in-depth market intelligence, broken down by countries, consumers and industries.

Doing Business
Use this site to locate data, rankings, and reports for doing business in foreign countries. Check out the Research section if you will be conducting business on foreign soil. Reports cover topics related to property, taxes, trade, contracts, credit, and more (from World Bank).

OECD iLibrary
Economic, social, and government policy and statistics for the 30 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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Do the KIND Thing by Daniel Lubetzky
Daniel Lubetzky started KIND Healthy Snacks in 2004 and it has become the fastest-growing purveyor of healthy snacks in the country. Meanwhile, the KIND Movement -- the company's social mission to make the world a little kinder -- has sparked more than a million good deeds worldwide. Lubetzky shares the principles that have shaped KIND's business model and led to its success, while offering a personal look into the mind of a pioneering social entrepreneur.