The Library has previous Handbooks back to 1938 in the Stacks. The Yearbooks are now available on the WWW as a subscription service for Saint Joseph's University's students and faculty. Concise manual containing descriptive and statistical information on governments throughout the world. The Library keeps previous almanacs back to 1934 in the Stacks. Contains textual information as well as almost 50 tables on various subjects including output, inflation, financial policies, foreign trade, current account transactions, external financing, external debt and debt service, and flow of funds.
Most tables cover at least a ten-year period.
Contains over 1,600 entries, many with graphics. Indexed by product, company, place, source, and SIC Code. Individual Background Notes can be accessed on the WWW . U.S. government publication that describes and analyzes political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions in detail for over 100 countries. Available on the WWW .