Research Guides: International Business: Social Issues

Social Aspect: Country Rankings

Transparency International
"Our Mission is to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society." The site includes the Corruption Perceptions Index.
World Happiness Report
An annual publication of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. It contains articles, and rankings of national happiness based on respondent ratings of their own lives, which the report also correlates with various life factors.
World Economic Forum reports
Over 50 reports on a variety of economic issues. Including Global competition,climate change, economic outlook and more.

World Education Encyclopedia (2002)
This country-by-country survey of educational systems provides detailed essays on the histories, legal foundations, and primary and secondary educational systems.

World Values Survey
Some data and analysis from survey of public beliefs, about 70 countries.
World Religions from BBC
An overview of 20 major world religions.

AmericasBarometer datasets

"AmericasBarometer is a periodic study of 34 countries in the Western Hemisphere, with stratified nationally representative samples drawn in each country, a common questionnaire core, and country-specific modules. It is the comparative survey of democratic values and behaviors that covers all independent countries in North, Central, and South America, as well as a significant number of countries in the Caribbean." Study is conducted by the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) at Vanderbilt University.

AmericasBarometer
Surveys and datasets related to democratic values and behaviors in countries in the Americas (North, Central, South and the Caribbean) using national probability samples of voting-age adults. From Vanderbilt University’s Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) Institute. Coverage 2004-present.

AmericasBarometer (2004-2014) at ICPSR
Data in multiple formats, also include the documentation (e.g. codebooks) Must create an ICPSR account to download data.
AmericasBarometer (2014-2016) at Roper iPoll
Data in multiple formats and documentation (e.g. codebooks)

Council of Foreign Relations Tools

Model Diplomacy
Through model diplomacy, instructors, students, and community members are able to participate in virtual model UN style case studies ranging from international trade issues, conflict resolution, and military strategies.
Council for Foreign Relations: Topics
A resource to get the latest information on various topics: Social issues, economics, health, etc
Global Governance Monitor
It breaks down major global issues by theme and provides updated briefings on these issues as contributed by world leaders, scholars, and policy makers.