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Cross-search over 30 indexing, abstracting, and fulltext databases in a range of subjects.
EconLit is a comprehensive indexed bibliography of the world's economic literature.
For over 170 years, The Economist has published timely reporting, concise commentary and comprehensive analysis of global news every week. It covers the world's political, business, scientific, technological and cultural developments and the connections between them. Included in the archive are full-colour images, covers, advertisements, multiple search indexes, and the facility to browse each and every issue from 1843 to 2020.
The most current issues of The Economist are available in print and online via several databases.
Covers the political, policy, business and economic outlook for hundreds of countries and several industries, focusing on the dynamics that could impact organizations.
EIU Viewpoint includes:
- Forecasts for the global economy - 200 geographies
- Medium-term country forecasts
- Long-term country forecasts - 80 major economies
- Industry analysis and data - 26 sectors across 6 major industries
- Commodity forecasts - 25 critical goods
- Daily Insights
- Political and economic analysis
- Macroeconomic indicator database
- Proprietary ratings
Contains video and text material focusing on engineering failures and successes such as Apollo 13, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Ford Pinto, Space Shuttle Challenger and the Titantic.
A free collection of more than 2,000 videos and podcasts related to entrepreneurship, innovation, product development, and other business topics, including lectures from thought leaders in the field. The content can be searched or browsed by speaker, topic, collection, date, media type, popularity and more.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC indexes educational-related literature that includes journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books and monographs.
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