LibGuides: Econ 328: Latin American Economic History and Policy: Finding Academic Literature

Academic Literature Sources

EconLit (1969 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Academic journal articles, books, and working papers in economics.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary database that provides some full text and some citations for thousands of journals. A good starting place for beginning research and quickly finding articles for a variety of topics.
PAIS Index (1915 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Covers public affairs issues through selective coverage of a wide variety of international sources including journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more.
ArticleFirst This link opens in a new window
Contains citations for articles from scholarly and trade publications in a number of subjects (humanities, social sciences, sciences, business, and medicine).
Mergent Market Atlas (formerly Mergent Online) This link opens in a new window
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Access via Multnomah County Library. Find information and analysis of stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and other financial investment products. Searching by company name or stock symbol results in a comprehensive summary page that includes financial information, company history, executive biographies, and recent news updates.
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Economic History of Latin America

AGRICOLA (1970 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Catalog of materials owned by the National Agriculture Library relating to all aspects of agriculture, especially government and agency reports. Includes botany, entomology, forestry, natural resources, and plant diseases. The main search brings AGRICOLA, PubAg, and the NAL Digital Collections (NALDC) together in one place.
Handbook of Latin American Studies This link opens in a new window
Published annually, this handbook is a selective bibliography of the most important articles in the field of Latin American Studies.
LAPOP (Latin American Public Opinion Project) This link opens in a new window
Over thirty years of surveys of public opinion in the Americas. Includes the AmericasBarometer survey, the only scientifically rigorous comparative survey that covers 34 nations including all of North, Central, and South America, as well as a significant number of countries in the Caribbean.

Hispanic American Historical Review
Call Number: Online Access
Refereed/Peer-reviewed
Hispanic American Historical Review pioneered the study of Latin American history and culture in the United States and remains the most widely respected journal in the field. HAHR's comprehensive book review section provides commentary, ranging from brief notices to review essays, on every facet of scholarship on Latin American history and culture.

Trade and Policy

Law Journal Library
Start with keyword searching: Agrarian, reform, export AND Latin America, etc.

Journal of International Trade and Policy
Call Number: Online Access
Journal of international trade law and policy (JITLP) is an international journal receptive, but not limited, to the methods of economics, law, and the social sciences.

Econ 328: Latin American Economic History and Policy

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Economic History of Latin America

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