General Resources

This page is a good starting place for those researching Latin American businesses and economies, as the resources included provide overviews of the region and its economic development, and help understand the contemporary economic situation in the region and its place in the world economy. In addition to books and handbooks on the subject, we have included online resources that provide a wide range of information on business and economics topics related to Latin American countries offered by associations, research institutions, think tanks, and international organizations. For further research use the databases list that includes both free and subscription databases where you can find reports, articles, statistical data, and more.

Library of Congress Resources

These research guides will help users to find resources available at the Library of Congress on a variety of topics related to Latin America including economics, business and industry.

Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS): A Resource Guide by Hispanic Section, Latin American, Caribbean, and European Division
Since 1936, HLAS has made scholarly research on Latin America more easily accessible by working with researchers to identify and describe books, journal articles, conference proceedings and papers, book chapters, maps and atlases, and electronic resources. This research guide offers guidance to beginners and experienced researchers on searching the HLAS catalog and answers frequently asked questions.
Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS)
This database contains bibliographic records found in the Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) from the 1970s to the present. HLAS includes annotated citations for books, journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, maps and atlases, and e-resources.
Latin America and the Caribbean in Photographs at the Library of Congress by Adam Silvia, Prints and Photographs Division
Published/Created: 2021
This guide describes groups of photographs of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, 1840s-present, in the Prints & Photographs Division. It outlines helpful search strategies and highlights important collections and creators.

Print Resources

The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.

Business Development Opportunities and Market Entry Challenges in Latin America by Mauricio Garita (Editor); Jose Godinez (Editor)
Call Number: HC125 .B775 2016
ISBN: 9781466688209
Published/Created: 2015-11-30
Latin America has long held an important role in international economics and continues to attract attention as the region faces restructuration and implements new business conceptions. As a result, Latin America continues to experience economic growth, which further affirms the region's great potential for future business endeavors. Business Development Opportunities and Market Entry Challenges in Latin America provides a practical, in-depth look at the different challenges and opportunities present in the Latin American economy. This text is of use to policymakers, managers, academicians, researchers, advanced-level students, technology developers, and government officials in furthering their research exposure to pertinent topics in market entry and business development in the region. This publication guides the reader to an understanding of the Latin American region both theoretically and practically through a collection of chapters concerning microfinance, political trust, opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurial activity, public-private academic cooperation, and poverty in Latin America.
Corruption in Latin America by David Arellano-Gault
Call Number: JL959.5.C6 A74 2020
ISBN: 9781138583702
Published/Created: 2019-09-18
In Corruption in Latin America the reader is presented with an alternative starting point for understanding corruption in this key region. The author asserts that corruption is a stable and rational social and organizational mechanism. Seen through this lens, we can begin to understand why it persists, and how to implement strategies to control corruption effectively. Beginning with an in-depth, nuanced examination of the concept of corruption, the author establishes the theoretical basis for viewing corruption as a social construct. An analysis of the experiences of four countries in the region - Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala and Mexico - provides the reader with concrete data from which they can understand how and why these behaviors are reproduced, validated, and tolerated in everyday settings between governments and citizens, governments and firms, and firms and clients. Once we see corruption as the socially sanctioned norm for getting business done, we can begin to produce and propose effective solutions to reduce corruption in Latin America by designing and implementing instruments that transform this dynamic. This rigorous and original approach will challenge the reader's assumptions about corruption, and will appeal to students of corporate governance, international business, public management, and business ethics.
Diversity of Capitalisms in Latin America by Ilán Bizberg
Call Number: Electronic Resource
ISBN: 9783319955377
Published/Created: 2019
Available to onsite patrons from STACKS.
This book defends the idea that there are significant structural and institutional differences between the countries in Latin America. Building off the results of a four-year research project, Bizberg argues against the idea that in Latin America there is one single type of capitalism-a hierarchical one-that is entangled in a vicious cycle. Rather, there are clusters of countries that have had similar historical trajectories, analogous structures, or comparable reactions to changes to the world economy, but have not all followed the same mode of development. Just as analysts have found a variety of capitalisms in developed countries, it is possible to identify the emergence of different types of capitalism in Latin America since the 1980s debt crisis. These varieties of capitalism are defined according to categories-including the articulation to the world economy, the role of the State, the structure of the political system and the action of civil society-which give rise to distinct wage relations, comprising the industrial relations system and the welfare regime.
The Economics of Contemporary Latin America by Beatriz Armendariz; Felipe Larrain B.
Call Number: HC125 .A736 2017
ISBN: 9780262533157
Published/Created: 2017-05-12
Analysis of Latin America's economy focusing on development, covering the colonial roots of inequality, boom and bust cycles, labor markets, and fiscal and monetary policy. Latin America is richly endowed with natural resources, fertile land, and vibrant cultures. Yet the region remains much poorer than its neighbors to the north. Most Latin American countries have not achieved standards of living and stable institutions comparable to those found in developed countries, have experienced repeated boom-bust cycles, and remain heavily reliant on primary commodities. This book studies the historical roots of Latin America's contemporary economic and social development, focusing on poverty and income inequality dating back to colonial times. It addresses today's legacies of the market-friendly reforms that took hold in the 1980s and 1990s by examining successful stabilizations and homemade monetary and fiscal institutional reforms. It offers a detailed analysis of trade and financial liberalization, twenty-first century-growth, and the decline in poverty and income inequality. Finally, the book offers an overall analysis of inclusive growth policies for development-including gender issues and the informal sector-and the challenges that lie ahead for the region, with special attention to pressing demands by the vibrant and vocal middle class, youth unemployment, and indigenous populations.
The Economies of Latin America by Cesar Rodriguez; W. Charles Sawyer
ISBN: 9783110674903
Published/Created: 2021-09-20
While Latin America accounts for approximately 7 percent of the world economy, easily accessible information on the economies of the region is not always easy to find. The existing literature on Latin American economics usually assumes some previous familiarity with the region and is focused on government policy choices. The Economies of Latin America is a book for the general reader needing a quick introduction to the economics of the region. The book is composed of three parts: the first explains Latin America's economic history and a description of the central economic challenges of the region. The second offers country-specific details. The final part deals with the economic future of the region where the authors put forth a Latin American version of success. This book is a useful, in-depth introduction for students of Latin American economics as well as the general reader.
Latin America at a Crossroads by ISPI, Antonella Mori, Loris Zanatta
Call Number: MLCS 2021/42792 (F)
ISBN: 9788867055807
Published/Created: January 2017
Latin America is at a crossroads. The “golden age” inaugurated with the turn of the new millennium seems a faint memory. Economies that had grown at a steady pace are now slowing down, while some are in freefall. Politically, the “pink tide” of populist movements is now ebbing. From Brazil to Venezuela, from Argentina to Bolivia, left-leaning leaders across the region seem to have lost their bond with the people. Their promises of an equitable society through an apparently never-ending redistribution of wealth crashed against the reality of shortsighted and unsustainable policies. Political and social turmoil are heralding an era of changes and – maybe – of new opportunities for Latin America. And this ‘great transformation’ is precisely what this volume is all about. Where is it leading to? Does it mark the beginning of a new age? Which lessons can be learnt from the past? Leading international scholars and experts scratch beneath the surface of Latin America’s current crisis to have a clearer glimpse of what the future holds and draw policy recommendations, especially for the EU.
Latin American Economic Development by W. Charles Sawyer; Javier A. Reyes
Call Number: HC125 .S284 2016
ISBN: 9781138848788
Published/Created: 2015-12-08
Latin America is one of the most intriguing parts of the world. The region's illustrious history, culture, and geography are famous internationally, but in terms of economics, Latin America has been generally associated with problems. For many, the combination of a resource rich region and poor economic conditions has been a puzzle. This extensively revised and updated second edition of Latin American Economic Development continues to provide the most up to date exploration of why the continent can be considered to have underperformed, how the various Latin American economies function, and the future prospects for the region. The book addresses the economic problems of Latin America theme by theme. Changes and new features in this new edition include: Expanded coverage of how institutions affect economic growth in Latin America Many new boxes and questions for review and discussion New material on how climate change affects the region Updated material to reflect the ongoing macroeconomic stability of the past decade A new chapter on the political economy of Latin America The book provides a comprehensive text for undergraduate economics courses on Latin America, and is also suitable for use by students in other disciplines looking for a wide-ranging guide to the region. This book will continue to be an invaluable resource for undergraduates looking at Latin American economics, growth, and development.
The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Economics by José Antonio Ocampo (Editor); Jaime Ros (Editor); José Antonio Ocampo (Editor)
Call Number: HC123 .O94 2011
ISBN: 9780199571048
Published/Created: 2011-09-25
Latin America has been central to the main debates on development economics, ranging from the relationships between income inequality and economic growth, and the importance of geography versus institutions in development, to debates on the effects of trade, trade openness and protection on growth and income distribution. Despite increasing interest in the region there are few English language books on Latin American economics. This Handbook, organized into five parts, aims to fill this significant gap.
The contributors are leading researchers that belong to different schools of economic thought and most come from countries throughout Latin America, representing a range of views and recognizing the diversity of the region. This Handbook is a significant contribution to the field, and will be of interest to academics, graduate students and policy makers interested in economics, political economy, and public policy in Latin America and other developing economies.
The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Political Economy by Javier Santiso (Editor); Jeff Dayton-Johnson (Editor)
Call Number: HC125 .O94 2012
ISBN: 9780199747504
Published/Created: 2012-05-09
Latin America's recent development performance calls for a multidisciplinary analytical tool kit. This handbook accordingly adopts a political-economy perspective to understand Latin American economies.
A unique feature of the book is that it begins with a group of chapters written by high-level academic experts on Latin American economics and policies who also happen to be current or past economic policy makers in the region, including Fernando Henrique Cardoso (former president of Brazil), Andres Velasco (former Chilean finance minister), Luis Carranza (former Peruvian finance minister), Martin Redrado (former governor of the Argentina central bank) and Luciano Coutinho (president of Brazil's national development bank). These contributors draw upon their academic expertise to understand their experience in the trenches of policy making.
The Oxford Spanish Business Dictionary by Sinda Lopez (Editor); Donald Watt (Editor)
Call Number: HF1002 .O8684 2002
ISBN: 0198604815
Published/Created: 2002-11-28
This is an ideal dictionary for students taking Spanish in combination with a business qualification at college or university or for anyone doing business in the Spanish-speaking world. It provides an exhaustive range of business vocabulary across many core areas, giving the most extensivecoverage on the market of e-commerce and Internet-related terms. Detailed treatment of all vocabulary items is provided, along with thousands of example phrases illustrating important constructions. The extensive supplementary material offers sample business correspondence, including faxes, emails,and invoices; CVs; lists of countries, nationalities, languages, and currencies; and guidance on using the telephone.
The Routledge Handbook to the Political Economy and Governance of the Americas by Olaf Kaltmeier (Editor); Anne Tittor (Editor); Daniel Hawkins (Editor); Eleonora Rohland (Editor)
Call Number: HC125
ISBN: 9781351138444
Published/Created: 2020-01-09
This handbook explores the political economy and governance of the Americas, placing particular emphasis on collective and intertwined experiences. Forty-six chapters cover a range of Inter-American key concepts and dynamics. The flow of peoples, goods, resources, knowledge and finances have on the one hand promoted interdependence and integration that cut across borders and link the countries of North and South America (including the Caribbean) together. On the other hand, they have contributed to profound asymmetries between different places. The nature of this transversally related and multiply interconnected hemispheric region can only be captured through a transnational, multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach. This handbook examines the direct and indirect political interventions, geopolitical imaginaries, inequalities, interlinked economic developments and the forms of appropriation of the vast natural resources in the Americas. Expert contributors give a comprehensive overview of the theories, practices and geographies that have shaped the economic dynamics of the region and their impact on both the political and natural landscape. This multidisciplinary approach will be of interest to a broad array of academic scholars and students in history, sociology, geography, economics and political science, as well as cultural, postcolonial, environmental and globalization studies.

Online Resources

Asociación de Consumidores Libres External
Spanish Interface
Consumer rights and consumer protection association based in Costa Rica which covers all of Latin America. Provides a free electronic bulletin El consumidor inteligente, with registration. This association actively participates in Latin American negotiations related to a free market.
Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI) Latin American Integration Association LAIA External
This organization replaced the Latin American Free Trade Association or Asociación Latinoamericana de Libre Comercio (LAFTA / ALALC) in 1980. It currently has 13 members (Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, México, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay and Venezuela). The mission of the organization is to promote trade and economic cooperation to extend markets within Latin America. Preferential tariff treatment is provided between members. This site provides the organization's documents and a composite of socioeconomic and international trade statistics of ALADI from 1980-2019 External.
Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) External
An American-based economic association which publishes the journal Economia External. Search the abstracts of articles in all issues for free from 2000-2020 External or use a number of subscription databases to search the full text of articles (Note: Access limited to onsite patrons and other subscribers.)

Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO). Secretaría General. External
Spanish interface
The FLACSO main website lists all of the FLACSO institutions in Latin American countries which offer social science Master's degrees and/or produce social science publications about each country. Some of the country-level institutions are included in this guide.
Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (Inter-American Development Bank) External
English and Spanish Interfaces
The Institute is based in Buenos Aires. Provides publications, research, and data on economic development and economic integration. Search full text documents using the Online Catalog External.
Inter-American Development Bank External
Full text of Publications External available in PDF. Browse by publication type. Since publications are in English, Spanish and Portuguese it would be beneficial to search using terms in those languages. Search the InterAmerican Bank website by topics and countries as well.
International Finance Corporation: Latin American and the Caribbean External
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in developing countries. This subpage on the website focuses on the Latin America and the Caribbean private sector.
International Monetary Fund External
Provides a list of publications and reports on member countriesExternal. World Economic OutlookExternal (WEO) database offers analysis and projections of economic developments, policies, financial markets, and the global economic system.
International Statistical Agencies
Link list of international statistical agencies, including Latin American countries, provided by the US Census Bureau. Excellent place to start seeking the official country level data and data sets provided by the government of every Latin American country.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) External
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico are OECD member countries. Look under countries to find country specific reports and analysis. Search the site for Latin America or other keywords to find more economic publications and data. Latin American Economic Outlooks External going back to 2008 are available online.
Organization of American States | Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI) External
English and Spanish Interfaces
SEDI is a part of the Organization of American States OAS. This portal provides links to publications, projects and news about SEDI activities in Latin America. Topics are many, including sustainable development, economic development, technical cooperation, trade agreements, business development and competitiveness. Explore the projects and read the newsletter to get information on conferences and national or subregional level projects and initiatives. Search information about projects by selecting a participating country in the Database of Cooperation Projects External.
United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) / Comisión Económica para America Latina y el Caribe CEPAL External
This search interface allows keyword, subject choices from dropdown box, and limiters by date. Links to collections of publications at the top of this interface provides original English, Spanish, and Portuguese language publications. Among its flagship publications is Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean External published since 1948 and covers the macroeconomic situation in the region and makes projections for the coming months.
United Nations. International Labour Organization External
Spanish-language publications from the ILO about Latin America and the Caribbean. Search by topic or country. ILO DatabasesExternal are very useful for global labor studies research. Research GuidesExternal of ILO Bureau of Library and Information Services include guides on microfinance, informal economy, etc. Very helpful guides for labor economics research.
US Agency for International Development. Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Provided economic development statistics in an annual publication Latin America and the Caribbean: selected economic and social data and social data (PDF format, 2.92 MB) (2011 last year of publication). Search for all issues 1991-2011 by using the title in the USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse. Also published in print from 1991-2011.
US Agency for International Development. Economic Analysis & Data Services (EADS)
This agency provides development data and quantitative analytical tools listed on this site. Also see the regional page for Latin America and the Caribbean with information on USAID projects by country.
World Bank. Latin America and Caribbean External
Home page of a massive resource on Latin American economic development. Entrepreneurs will want to take advantage of the Doing business in… External series to learn more about the region. Economists will want to browse Latin American Development Forum series External in the World Bank's Open Knowledge Repository.
World Trade Organization (WTO) External
WTO provides a support programs for PhD students External (PDF, 467 MB) from developing countries. It also provides the following information resources useful for economists and students of international trade:
- WTO documentation External on global trade rules, valuable annual text and statistical publications, economic reports with analysis, special reports, series of WTO working papers, discussion papers, etc.
- Tariff Analysis Online External (TAO) database which allows for free registration to acquire tariff information in all member countries including Latin America. This database of tariff and trade data includes the ability to define the exporting and importing market and industry, with several years of historical data.
- Guide External to downloading files from the WTO Website.

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI) External
Provides studies on Canadian and Latin American relations.
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) External
Canadian think tank provides studies on Latin America and the Caribbean region. Recent studies on international trade and food security.
La Red Latinoamericana sobre Deuda, Desarrollo y Derechos (LATINDADD) Publicaciones External
Spanish Interface
Seventeen institutions within 11 Latin American countries are members of this network which focuses on debt and development in Latin America. This subpage provides articles written by members of LATINDADD. The site also provides video, books, and news with critical analysis of Latin American finance.
Latin America and Caribbean. Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) External
Nonprofit think tank in Washington, D.C. which makes available economic and social analysis of policies in Latin America and worldwide.
Latin American Social Policy (RAND) External
LASP is a RAND Labor and Population center that provides high quality research on Latin Americans and Hispanics in the US. Topics are: aging, crime and drug policy, data collection methods, education, environment, evaluation of policy interventions, immigration policy and labor markets. On this web site you will find: LASP publications External , LASP projects and browse the Pardee RAND Graduate School dissertations External (a few on Latin America).
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Program on Latin American and the Caribbean External
This institute is a resource for key issues concerning land policy, urban development, land use, regulation, and property taxation in Latin America. Tax Tools section includes Property Tax in Latin America External with extensive bibliographies on tax related themes. Use the search interface External for all publications.
North-South Institute. Publications External
Think tank in Canada which provides research on international development economics in emerging nations. Especially useful to understand the relationship of Canada's economic interests and industries with Latin America.
Peterson Institute for International Economics. Working Papers External
Full text working papers on Latin American countries, NAFTA, international trade, etc. from economists of this Washington, D.C. based think tank. Use the filter on a search to extract topics or country studies.
Woodrow Wilson Center. Latin American Program External
"A nonpartisan forum for experts from throughout the region and the world to discuss the most critical issues facing the Hemisphere." The Mexico and Brazil Institutes are part of the Latin American Program. One of the major initiatives of the Center is Trade and Economics. The website includes descriptions of their series of publications. External

Foreign Trade Information System (Organization of American States) External
Provides access to Latin American and Caribbean Area international trade agreements by country. Each member state of the Organization of American States maintains information on this site which includes:
- Documents on national trade policy
- Trade agreements
- Bilateral investment treaties
- National legislation on key trade disciplines
- Links to relevant national agencies
- Trade and tariff data
The Caribbean Trade Reference Center is part of the Foreign Trade Information System.
Market Access Map (International Trade Center) External
Introductory Video External
Available for free to users in developing countries
"Developed to support the needs of exporters, trade support institutions, trade policy makers and academic institutions in developing countries this database provides information about customs tariffs (including tariff preferences) applied by 196 countries and faced by 239 countries and territories. It also covers tariff rate quotas, trade remedies, rules and certificates of origin, bound tariffs of WTO members, non-tariff measures and trade flows to help users prioritize and analyze export markets as well as prepare for market access negotiations. Users can also find ad-valorem equivalents for all non ad-valorem duties and perform aggregations of products and countries as well as simulate tariff reduction scenarios." -- From Market Access Map website
Country Commercial Guides (International Trade Administration)
Country commercial guides provide reports on market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business customs prepared at U.S. Embassies worldwide by Commerce Department, State Department and other U.S. agencies' professionals.
Americas Program (US Chamber of Commerce) External
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Americas Department works with members, government, multilateral institutions and American Chambers of Commerce to promote a wide range of hemispheric trade and investment initiatives and helps to resolve specific commercial and regulatory challenges. The website offers information on bilateral business councils with a number of Latin American countries.
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Search by Latin American region of country to find the reports and data from the US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service. Particularly useful for information on US agricultural exports to Latin America.

This list includes both freely accessible databases and those the Library subscribes to that can be used for researching Latin American economy and business. Some are specific to business while others like newspaper databases can be used for general research, as well as for researching business people, companies, industry developments, etc. In addition, many of the news sources contain advertising which is searchable as well and can be valuable for company research.

The subscription resources marked with a padlock are available to researchers on-site at the Library of Congress. If you are unable to visit the Library, you may be able to access these resources through your local public or academic library.

BNDigital Brasil - Hemeroteca External This link opens in a new window

Brazil's National Library offers free public access to over 8,000 historical newspapers available digitally. With browse by title and period, as well as full text search, users can immerse themselves in daily life in every corner of Brazil over the span of its publishing history.
Columbia International Affairs Online External This link opens in a new window
CIAO contains theory and research on policy issues and current events in international affairs. Includes the full text of working papers from university and private research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, abstracts and some full-text of journal articles, books, policy briefs, case studies, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences. Also contains links to selected Web pages, a listing of upcoming conferences in the field, country briefs and maps from the Central Intelligence Agency, and a citation guide. Updated biweekly.
Digitalia Hispanica External This link opens in a new window
Founded in 2007, Digitalia has devoted itself to content management, digital distribution and IT development tools. It has become a significant database serving a wide spectrum of interest and needs for Libraries, academics, students and readers in general. It currently provides the most complete database of e-books and e-journals in the Spanish language published from different countries. More than 16,000 electronic documents make it a database without precedent for the Hispanic community.
EIU Viewpoint External This link opens in a new window
EIU Viewpoint is a new fully-integrated solution for content from the Economist Intelligence Unit. Viewpoint gives you more insight with analyst-curated macro Current themes, critical to understanding core issues in today’s changing world. Explore the new intuitive interface for fast, business-critical insights and use a state-of-the-art tool to find and chart the data series you need. The platform covers 203 geographies, providing you with precision tools to seize opportunities, weigh risks, monitor policy change and assess new markets. Content includes:
- Curated macro trends and major events intelligence
- Country-specific short, medium and long-term forecasts
- Industry data and analysis for 26 sectors
- Proprietary ratings on the business environment
- Supply and demand forecasts for 40 critical goods
EMIS Intelligence External This link opens in a new window
Collection of news and financial information for over 100 emerging market countries in Africa & the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, Central Asia (Caucasus) and Asia, and Latin America. Included are primary news sources (full-text), financial data (including reports on financial markets, companies and industries), over 1 million listed and private company profiles, statistics, macroeconomic forecasts and analysis, and legal and regulatory information. Arranged by country, ISI emerging markets also includes country profiles, exchange rates, and business and political news approximately 9,000 publications of data, research and news from unrivalled sources (from the Economist Intelligence Unit and ViewsWire, as well as other local and global sources).
The simultaneous user limit for this resource may result in temporary delays.
HAPI Online External This link opens in a new window
HAPI provides authoritative, worldwide information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. From analyses of current political, economic, and social issues to unique coverage of Latin American arts and letters, HAPI Online contains complete bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 650 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world. About 80% of the citations are linked to full text. The recently updated site features: English, Spanish, and Portuguese interfaces as well as the ability to search subject headings in any of these three languages search with or without accents and other diacritics and get the same results and weekly updates of new records.
LACLI – Latin American, Caribbean, Latinx, and Iberian Free Online Resources External This link opens in a new window

Managed by LANE (Latin America Northeast Libraries Network), in collaboration with SALALM (Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials), La Biblioteca Daniel Cosío Villegas at El Colegio de México, and the Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (CPDOC) at Fundação Getulio Vargas, LACLI is a repository of free online resources for Latin American, Caribbean, Latinx, and Iberian Studies. It is a discovery tool that provides access to resources (audiovisual materials, books, data, ephemera, government documents, oral histories, periodicals, newspapers, reference works, web archives, among others), available at other institutions/libraries/universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Resources are available in multiple languages, such as: English, Spanish, Portuguese, among others. It is accessible and has a search bar that is user-friendly.
Latin American Pamphlet Digital CollectionExternal This link opens in a new window

Harvard's Widener Library is the repository of many scarce and unique Latin American pamphlets published during the 19th and early 20th centuries. These pamphlets are valuable primary resources for students and researchers working on Latin American history. They document the emergence of the Latin American colonies as independent states, and illuminate many aspects of their populations' social and cultural life. Chile, Cuba, Bolivia and Mexico are the countries most heavily represented in this collection.
Nexis Uni External This link opens in a new window
Contains over 6,000 news, business, and legal sources, including deep backfiles and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources. Use the included Company Dossier module to retrieve detailed company information and financial performance measures or identify and compare companies matching specific criteria. Areas covered include:
- NEWS Full text of hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and newswires from the U.S. and around the world Hard-to-find broadcast transcripts from the major television and radio Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch and other foreign-language newspapers and magazines
- LEGAL Comprehensive coverage of US federal and state case law and statutory law Law review articles from over 500 publications Legal news from more than 300 legal newspapers, magazines, and newsletters Patents from 1971 forward
- BUSINESS Company Dossier service, including detailed financial and operating data on over 43 million US and international companies Business and trade publications SEC filings
OECD iLibrary External This link opens in a new window

OECD iLibrary is the gateway to OECDs analysis and data. Contains all the publications and datasets released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessement), and International Transport Forum (ITF) since 1998. Arranged under 19 thematic areas covering issues in agriculture and food, development, economics, education, employment, energy, environment, finance and investment, governance, industry and services, nuclear energy, science and technology, social issues, taxation, trade, transport, and urban, rural and regional development. Types of OECD publications include ebooks, papers, statistics, factbook and glossaries.
NOTE: To access SourceOECD Books, Papers, Statistics, Factbook, or Glossaries, please click on the appropriate tab.
PAIS International External This link opens in a new window
PAIS International now includes PAIS Archive. Chronicling global public policy and social issues, the Public Affairs Information Service provides citations to over 3,600 journal articles, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications, Internet resources, and other publications from over 120 countries. Retrospective material dates from the early twentieth century through the mid-1970s. Worldwide in geographic scope, PAIS includes coverage of publications in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish with English language abstracts and subject headings that deal with public affairs. Links to web resources and publisher websites. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed.

REDIAL & CEISAL | Portal Americanista Europeo External
Spanish Interface
Web portal of European information and research on Latin America. This portal is sustained by the networks of REDIAL (Red Europea de Información y Documentación sobre América Latina) y CEISAL (Consejo Europeo de Investigaciones Sociales de América Latina). It covers humanities and social sciences about Latin America.
CEPALSTAT Databases and Statistical Publications. UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean External
This statistical database provides access to statistics and indicators produced by 33 members of ECLAC, 22 associated countries and many ECLAC Divisions. It includes an Open Access API, visualization for ease of use, and downloadable statistics and statistical publications. The site also offers a list of statistics and indicators External and methodologies and statistical classifications External.
CLASE Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades External
Database maintained by the Dirección General de Bibliotecas of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM. It has a large and growing number of social science journal articles.
Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLASCO) Latin American Council of Social Sciences
Red de Bibliotecas Virtuales de América Latina y el Caribe Colecciones External (Virtual Library subpage)
Spanish, English, and Portuguese interfaces
CLASCO virtual library network is open to members who are logged in. However, some collections are available free to the public. It also offers a searchable bookstore catalog External.
Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World (EDIRC) External
A RePec (Research Papers in Economics) service hosted by the Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. This service provides a link list of worldwide economics institutions, think tanks, and associations that produce economic research studies.
Browse by:
- Continents External
- Countries External
- Top level domain country codes External
- Areas/fields within economics External
- Economic associations and societies External
Offers keyword and Boolean search for names of institutions. A comprehensive listing of Latin American economics institutions is maintained by volunteers.
To evaluate the value of the RePEC portal, view the statistical graphs External of web analytics for each service.
FRED Economic Data External
FRED® is a database of over 154,000 economic time series from 59 sources. With FRED®, you can download data in Microsoft Excel and text formats and view charts of data series. Search for Latin American data by country External. An excellent source of national economic, financial and business statistics, i.e. number of listed companies for Argentina. percentage of foreign bank assets among total bank assets for Nicaragua.
Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) database
Annotated bibliography on Latin America of all social science and humanities disciplines in all major European languages. Created and made available by The Library of Congress Hispanic Division. Includes scholarly reviews of Latin American economics and economic history sources from 1990 to present.
IDB Data (Inter-American Development Bank) External
Interface in English and Spanish
Explore and download data by country or by indicator. Includes specialized datasets.
INTradeBID (Inter-American Development Bank) External
Search for trade agreements, tariff information, favored nation status, etc.
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) External
Excellent portal for Latin American Studies maintained by the University of Texas at Austin. It provides Latin American resources in the areas of economy, education, government, media and the social sciences. Portal includes student and faculty research. LANIC hosts Etext collections of publications of Center for Latin American Social Policy External, CLASPO and Texas Papers on Latin America External. Search this repository by "departments" of the university to acquire business and economics content.
RAND: Latin America and the Caribbean External
Freely available reports published 1967-current. Limit search by content types, subtopics and authors.
Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEDLAC)
CEDLAC is a project of the World Bank and the National University of La Plata. It provides a wealth of statistical information in the form of documentation and visualization on maps of Latin American and the Caribbean regions. The search interface allows you to search by region or country and the following categories: demographics, education, housing and infrastructure, income, inequality, labor, and poverty. The data is taken from numerous household surveys and other documents. It can be downloaded into Excel. In order to understand the data and search the variables in the database please read the section on Methodology. External
University of North Texas Digital Library External
Search "Latin America" and drill down by country. Sort results set by "newest" to get the most recent reports available via this interface.
World Bank Data External
Data Catalog External provides a list of all the available databases. You can refine the list by topics, economic coverage, periodicity and access options.

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