Fletcher Information Sources

Economics
2. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-0275-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Web PDF

Information Sources in Economics, Second Edition aims to bring together all sources of information in the field of economics into one convenient form, as well as present a picture of the international scene in the disciplines covered in the book. The text discusses the different sources of information such as the different kinds of libraries; bibliographic tools such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, and almanacs; periodicals; unpublished material; and statistics sources. The book also related branches of economics such as macroeconomics, industrial, and agricultural economics, as well as their related literature. The monograph is recommended for students and practitioners in the field of economics who are in need of sources of information on economics, especially those who are engaged in studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fletcher, John T.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Information Sources in Economics;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;12
5;Series editors' foreword;6
6;Contributors;10
7;Introduction;14
8;Libraries and making a literature search;18
8.1;National libraries;19
8.2;Academic libraries;20
8.3;Public libraries;21
8.4;Special libraries;22
8.5;Guides to libraries;22
8.6;Economics libraries;22
8.7;Making a literature search;25
9;Using the economics Hbrary;29
9.1;Classification;31
9.2;The catalogue;38
9.3;Inter-library loans;43
9.4;Photocopy service;43
9.5;Enquiry service;44
9.6;Subject specialists;45
9.7;Other services;45
10;Reference and bibliographic tools;47
10.1;Guides to reference works, and the literature of the social sciences and economics;48
10.2;Bibliographies of bibliographies;50
10.3;Microforms and reprints;60
10.4;Translations;60
10.5;Publishers' and booksellers' catalogues;61
10.6;Encyclopaedias and dictionaries;61
10.7;Multi-lingual dictionaries;63
10.8;Biographical information;64
10.9;Directories and almanacs;65
10.10;Guides to organizations and associations;66
10.11;Factual handbooks;67
10.12;Dictionaries of abbreviations;67
11;5. Periodicals;69
11.1;Prestige academic periodicals;71
11.2;Second-line' academic periodicals;72
11.3;National economics periodicals;75
11.4;Regional periodicals;76
11.5;Academic periodicals by subject;77
11.6;Current economic conditions;79
11.7;Banks' publications;80
12;6. Unpublished material;81
13;7. Databases and databanks;86
13.1;Bibliographic databases in economics;87
13.2;Numeric economic databanks;99
13.3;References;105
13.4;Appendix: A selection of the main on-line systems offering economic databases and databanks;106
14;8. British official publications;109
14.1;Types of publication;109
14.2;Government departments;115
14.3;Other official organizations;122
14.4;Note;124
15;9. United States government publications;125
15.1;Guides;125
15.2;General and statistical;128
15.3;Population;129
15.4;Economic conditions;130
15.5;International economy;131
15.6;Banks and banking;132
15.7;Public fínance;133
15.8;Labour;134
15.9;Prices;135
15.10;Productivity;135
15.11;Agriculture and físheries;135
15.12;Minerals;136
15.13;Energy;137
15.14;Other industries and enterprises;138
15.15;Monopolies;139
15.16;Multinationals and foreign investment;140
15.17;Foreign trade and tariffs;140
15.18;Foreign assistance;141
15.19;Health, social security, and housing;142
15.20;Note;143
16;10. International organizations' publications;144
16.1;Introduction;144
16.2;General reference works and catalogues;145
16.3;League of Nations;146
16.4;Bank for International Settlements (BIS);158
16.5;Benelux;159
16.6;Caribbean Community (CARICOM);159
16.7;Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA);159
16.8;European Communities (EC);160
16.9;European Free Trade Association (EFTA);163
16.10;Nordic Council (NordiskRäd);163
16.11;North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO);163
16.12;Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);164
16.13;Organization of American States (OAS);166
16.14;Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries(OAPEC);167
16.15;Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC);168
16.16;South Pacific Commission (SPC);168
17;11. Statistics sources;169
17.1;Using statistics;169
17.2;Guides to UK sources;170
17.3;Guides to international sources;175
17.4;International statistical publications;180
17.5;UK statistical publications;182
18;12. General economics;190
18.1;Conference proceedings;191
18.2;Monograph series;193
18.3;Abstracting and indexing services;195
19;13. History of economic thought;200
20;14. Economic history;215
20.1;Journals;215
20.2;Bibliographies;220
20.3;Books;225
21;15. Economic theory 1: Macroeconomics;227
21.1;Keynesian macroeconomics and its development;228
21.2;The open economy with fixed or flexible exchange rates;232
21.3;The search for more adequate microfoundations;233
21.4;Supply-side shocks;234
21.5;Monetarism;234
21.6;The 'Rational Expectations Revolution';235
21.7;Alternative paradigms;236
21.8;Encylopeadias, conference proceedings, books of readings;237
21.9;Journals and working papers;239
21.10;Acknowledgement;240
22;15. Economic theory 2: Microeconomics;241
23;16. Econometric theory and method;247
23.1;Introduction;247
23.2;Textbooks of econometrics;248
23.3;Textbooks of statistics;249
23.4;Bibliographies;251
23.5;Monograph series;252
23.6;Periodicals;254
23.7;Econometric applications;255
24;17. Industrial economics;257
24.1;Introduction;257
24.2;Books;259
24.3;Journals;263
24.4;Government and official publications;265
24.5;Business, industrial, and commercial sources;266
25;18. Economic development, growth, and planning;268
25.1;Introduction and the general literature;268
25.2;The early post-war literature;270
25.3;New perceptions of the 1960s and beyond;273
25.4;Other issues;277
26;19. Labour economics;280
26.1;Introduction;280
26.2;Bibliographical aids;282
26.3;Learned journals;288
26.4;Publications of international bodies;293
26.5;Other published and unpublished work;297
26.6;Research in progress and research centres;299
26.7;Acknowledgement;301
27;20. Agricultural economics;302
27.1;Introduction;302
27.2;Literature surveys;302
27.3;Journals;304
27.4;Bulletins, documents, and occasional papers;306
27.5;Notes;310
28;21. Monetary economics;312
28.1;Macroeconomics;312
28.2;The demand for money;314
28.3;Money supply;315
28.4;Money and inflation;317
28.5;Money and business cycles;317
28.6;Money in general equilibrium;318
28.7;Monetary history;319
28.8;Policy issues;320
28.9;Collections of papers;321
28.10;Journals;322
28.11;Conclusions;322
29;22. Public sector economics;323
30;23. International economics;330
30.1;Textbooks;331
30.2;Surveys;331
30.3;Primary contributions: treatises;332
30.4;Primary contributions: miscellaneous;335
31;24. Social economics;338
31.1;The subject matter;338
31.2;Social goods;339
31.3;Social security;343
31.4;Statistical reviews;345
31.5;Note;345
32;Index;346