2006 Rural Partners Forum

Reading Corner Web Portal List

International:

International Monetary Fund
World Trade Organization
The Economist
World Bank
UN home page in English
United Nations Dept. of Economic & Social Affairs
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Access to embassy sites in Washington, D.C.
Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
Inter-American Development Bank
Organization of American States (OAS) Foreign Trade Information System
International Labor Organization


Think Tanks:

The Brookings Institution: Global Economy and Development project
Progressive Policy Institute: Project in Trade and Global Markets
Economic Policy Institute: Trade and Globalization
The Heritage Foundation: Research on Trade and Foreign Aid
Global Policy Forum
Institute for International Economics
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Cato Institute
The Urban Institute
Southern Growth Policies Board
Progressive Policy Institute (PPI)
Pew Research Center (Global Attitudes)


Federal:

USDA Economic Research Service – Spotlight on the Rural Economy
USDA Biofuels
Export.Gov – Helping U.S. Companies Export
Trade Stats
Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Census Bureau: Foreign Trade Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor: Trade Adjustment Assistance
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – Center for the Study of Rural America
International Trade Administration, USDOC
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Trade Representative
USDOC Market Access & Compliance Center
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
U.S. State Department
US Customs & Border Protection, Dept. of Homeland Security
Foreign tourist information
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S. Customs & Border protection
Overseas Private Investment Corporation


National/Regional:

Southern Growth Policies Board – Globalization and Trade Tools (collection of links)
Southern Center for International Studies
Trade Adjustment Assistance Coalition


North Carolina:

North Carolina Department of Commerce – International Trade
North Carolina Department of Commerce – Dislocated Workers Toolkit
North Carolina Department of Agriculture: International Marketing Division
North Carolina Employment Security Commission
North Carolina Board of Science and Technology
Center on Globalization, Governance, and Competitiveness at Duke University
Northwest North Carolina Advanced Materials Cluster


Global Education:

The Partnership For Twenty-First Century Skills (education prep for new economy)
UNC University Center for International Studies: K-12 International Outreach Program
N.C. Center for International Understanding
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
Harvard Center for International Development
International exchange and study abroad
National Council for Languages and International Studies
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
Institute of International Education
“Open Doors” foreign student exchange information
Alliance for International Educational & Cultural Exchange
Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connection
Southern Center for International Studies
Council on International Educational Exchange
State Department educational grants


Statistics on Trade:

Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Import & export price statistics, BLS
Foreign labor statistics, BLS
Export data with graphics
Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. International Trade Commission
United Nations Statistical Division
Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book
World Bank Country Data
OECD statistics


Advocacy:

U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Trade Roots” program
U.S. Council for International Business
Council on Foreign Relations
Sister Cities International state by state listing
Organization for International Investment (FDI)
Federation of International Trade Associations
Investment Promotion Network
National Council of La Raza (Hispanic issues)
Transatlantic business dialog (US-EU)
American Association of Port Authorities
National Foreign Trade Council


Free Trade Agreements:

Free Trade Agreements compendium
USTR site
USDOC’s Office of NAFTA
FTAA


How to Trade:

US portal on how to trade
USDOC Trade Information Center
How to export for new-to-export
How to start a business
How to trade
Global Information Network for SMEs (G-7 initiative)
Business cultures
World Trade Center Association online
Library of Congress trade information
Export Legal Assistance Network, backed by USBA
National Association of Export Companies
Small Business Exporter’s Association