McDonald POLS 102 Spring 2022: Country Assignment #2

Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.

A comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries and other entities.

An authoritative reference work, providing a wealth of detailed information on the political, economic and commercial institutions of the world. Last edition available is 2011.

Each volume provides a vast range of background material, statistics, directory information and expert analysis of the social, political and economic situation for each of the individual countries within that region.

Each volume provides a vast range of background material, statistics, directory information and expert analysis of the social, political and economic situation for each of the individual countries within that region.

Each volume provides a vast range of background material, statistics, directory information and expert analysis of the social, political and economic situation for each of the individual countries within that region.

Each volume provides a vast range of background material, statistics, directory information and expert analysis of the social, political and economic situation for each of the individual countries within that region.

Each volume provides a vast range of background material, statistics, directory information and expert analysis of the social, political and economic situation for each of the individual countries within that region.

Freedom House is a leading advocate of the world's young democracies, which are coping with the debilitating legacy of statism, dictatorship, and political repression.

Timely and thorough coverage of political controversies and political parties.

The HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living.

Data on Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Government Effectiveness,
Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption for over 200 states from 1996 to the present.

Annual Polity scores have been plotted for each of the 167 countries currently covered by the Polity IV data series for the period 1946-2013.

Classification of political regimes as democracy and dictatorship. Classification of democracies as parliamentary, semi-presidential (mixed) and presidential. Classification of dictatorships as military, civilian and royal.

Measures various indices of political freedom around the world. Separate reports on democracy, press freedom, and internet freedom are also available.

A global network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life, led by an international team of scholars and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Combines political, economic and social indicators to measure the fragility of nations around the world, 2006-2018.