Library Resources Supporting the Development Economics Program
Librarian-recommended print and digital resources to support the curriculum and research needs of faculty and staff in the nursing and midwifery program. For additional assistance, library staff are here to help. Please drop by the circulation desk or send an e-mail to
RTC Library Collection
1. Search the Koha library catalogue for books, textbooks, government and non-governmental publications.
Searching tips: for a general search, use broad keywords such as Development economics , economic history , povery and development , international economics, labor and development, economics statistics. Once you find a relevant book, click on the ‘subject’ links in the book record to find similar, related or more narrowly focused books. To find a specific book, author or subject, click on ‘Advanced search’.
2. Browse the following call numbers:
330 Economics
331 Labor Economics
333 Economics of Land and Energy
337 International Economics
OPEN TEXTBOOKS
Online and downloadable economics textbooks available freely from (primarily) North American universities and colleges. Filter by subject area 'Social Sciences - Economics', or search using broad terms such as: ‘microeconomics’, ‘macroeconomics’, 'economics history', 'labor' etc.
Sample of available titles include:
- Principles of Macroeconomics 2nd ed (2017)
- Principles of Microeconomics (2014)
- Advanced Macroeconomics: An Easy Guide (2021)
- International Economics: Theory and Policy (2012)
- The Economics of Food and Agricultural Markets 2nd ed (2016)
Recommended Websites
Gross National Happiness Centre of Bhutan
Asian Development Bank - Bhutan Information
HimalDoc - ICIMOD’s central document repository and online digital library, HimalDoc is a one-stop portal for publications, journal articles, reports, theses and other information resources related to the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization) - database on labour statistics operated by the ILO Bureau of Statistics, provides data and metadata for over 200 countries or territories.
International Monetary Fund - the IMF is an organization of over 180 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
UNCTAD Stats – provides a wide range of collected data from national and international sources to facilitate analyses of current and emerging issues. Country profiles include statistics comparable across countries. World
Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) Papers Papers date back to the beginning of WIDER's operations in 1985 (including the special issues of economic journals and commercially published academic books).
World Development Indicators (World Bank) - compilation of cross-country comparable data on development
Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) - The World Bank is the largest single source of development knowledge. OKR is The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products. The site includes online books, reports, working papers, journals articles, and more. Good source for all countries.
World Bank Open Data - free and open access to data about development in countries around the globe. Search data by country, topic, indicators, and more.
Social Science Research Network - the SSRN eLibrary contains over 504,500 downloadable full text documents in PDF format. Search by keyword or browse the JEL Topic List. (JEL is a standard method for classifying scholarly literature in the field of economics.)
Economics Education Resource Guide - Includes links to more than 40 resources, including introductory resources, study resources, news resources, and resources on economics analysis and theory.
Economy Watch – Find articles on economics, markets, investing, personal finance, and industries. Provides data on country economic statistics and indicators.
Databases, Journals & Reference Materials
The Economist Online - NOTE: For Username and Password, access rtcCloud: Library PUBLIC Folder / Access Instructions for Databases (subfolder), or ask library staff.
Ideas - A bibliographic database dedicated to economics. Some full text is available. If the article you want is not available online, bring your citation to the Library and we may be able to get the article for you.
Research4Life portal provides online access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content including journal articles, reviews and reference resources. A select listing of databases, reference resources and journals available through the portal can be found below:
NOTE: For Username and Password access rtcCloud: Library PUBLIC Folder / Access Instructions for Databases (subfolder), or pick up a RTC Digital Resources Password Bookmark from the front desk of the library.
BLDS Index to Development Studies - Legacy collection of the British Library of Development Studies "tracks the unfolding story of international development over the last half century and provides an unparalleled resource for better understanding the history of evolving development interventions since the 1960s.
Recommended journals: requires password available to the RTC community only: Please be sure to log in to Research4Life before clicking on any of the links below.
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
Economic Development Quarterly
Environment and Development Economics
Journal of Comparative Asian Development
Journal of Development Economics
Journal of Development Effectiveness
Journal of Development Studies
Journal of Economic Literature
Journal of Environment and Development
Journal of South Asian Development
NBER Macroeconomics Journal (NBER = National Bureau of Economics Research, USA)