LibGuides: BUS 474 International Laws & Regulations: Country Information

Library Databases

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Business Source Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Business-focused database providing: articles from scholarly, popular and trade publications, company profiles, industry reports, country reports, SWOT analyses, case studies and more. Includes Harvard Business Review. (Partially funded by BadgerLink.)

To limit your search results to Country Reports:

Doing Business: Measuring Business Regulations
This site, maintained by the World Bank, provides detailed commerce information on 189 country and major city economies.
Export.gov
Place to start if planning to export from the US to another country. Managed by U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Export.gov brings together resources from across the government. Includes export basics, market research, Country Commercial guides, trade leads and NAFTA Certificate online tool. Select "Doing Business in" guides to access Country Commercial Guides.
globalEDGE
Robust directory of resources guiding you to a range of country information from cultural to economic. Also includes Trade Tutorials, Trade Law and Statistical Data Sources (from website). Click on Global Insights to search for country information.
ILOSTAT
Statistical database maintained by the International Labor Organization,, a specialized agency of the United Nations. Contains a wealth of information related to labor conditions in over 230 countries. (from ILO website).
World Factbook
From the Central Intelligence Agency, this well-respected resource provides maps, flags and country information complete with world comparisons. A wide range of statistics for numerous economic factors are listed.