Recommended Books
Articles & Databases
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)Many full-text articles from over 8,600 journal titles covering topics in such areas as Animal & Veterinary Science, Area Studies (country info.), Arts, Biology, Chemistry, Education, Engineering, Ethnic & Multicultural Studies, Food Science & Technology, Humanities, Law, Literature, Psychology, Religion, Science, and more. Includes some full-text back to 1887.
The resources below will assist you in researching many aspects of America's recent and current economic/fiscal situation. You can obtain full-text articles which are constantly updated.
- Business Source Complete (EBSCO)Company profiles, SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) where available, industry profiles, stocks & investment info., management-related articles, Harvard Business Review case studies and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series.
- General Business File ASAP (Gale)Selective, full-text business and management-related articles. This is a subset of the larger database Business & Company Resource Center.
Federal Budget/Spending
- Budget - FederalFrom the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The sites below analyze federal spending and the federal budget, including past expenditures, current expenditures and projections of future expenditures. Analysis/commentary is from across the political spectrum.
- Debt and Budget InformationFrom the University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries.
- Federal BudgetFrom the Brookings Institution
- Federal Budget and Spending: Issues and GroupsFrom the Heard Library, Vanderbilt University. Outstanding; highly recommended.
- FedSpending.orgFrom the Center for Effective Government.
- Government Spending in the United StatesFrom USGovernmentSpending.org
- StatistaSearch for "U.S. Public Debt - Statista Dossier 2012" and "Budget and Economic Outlook Fiscal Years 2014 to 2024".
- USASpending.govFrom the Federal government.
Taxation
- Taxation GuideClick on the "Where to Begin" tab. Under "Tax Research Institutes/Organizations", you will find resources which provide in-depth analysis of taxation in the U.S.
