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TAKING OFF: How (some) Economies Get Rich: Primary Sources

Historic News Sources

Economist Intelligence Unit Country Reports Archive
This database is a unique online archive of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)’s quarterly country reports, from their beginning in 1952 up to 1995. The reports combine detailed statistical information with expert commentary and analysis from the EIU’s analysts, providing high quality summaries of political, economic and commercial developments in almost 200 countries.
Economist, 1843-2010
Businessweek, 1929-2000
Financial Times, 1888-2021
Provides online access to a complete facsimile run of the Financial Times from 1888 to 2010.
JPRS: Joint Publication Research Service, 1957-1994
Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) was established in March 1957 as part of the United States Department of Commerce's Office of Technical Services, about six months before the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1.
Acting as a unit within the Central Intelligence Agency, JPRS staffers prepared translations for the use of U.S. Government officials, various agencies, and the research and industrial communities.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports
Covers 1941-1996.
The United States' principal record of political and historical open source intelligence, consisting of Daily Reports published from September 4, 1941 through 1996. Produced in cooperation with Dartmouth College Library, the Library of Congress, Tufts University, and Yale University.
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See also Foreign Broadcast Information
Service Electronic Index. which provides indexing to FBIS Reports from 1975-1996.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Search together or separately: Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988), Chicago Defender (1909-1975), Chicago Tribune (1849-1994), Christian Science Monitor, (1908-2004), Jewish Exponent (1887-1994), New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), New York Times (1851-2014), Norfolk Journal and Guide (1916-2003), Philadelphia Inquirer (1860-2001), Philadelphia Tribune (1912-201), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (1786-2003),Wall Street Journal (1889-2000), Washington Post (1877-2001).
Gale NewsVault
Searches: Times of London, Sunday Times, 19th Century UK Newspapers, Illustrated London News, Economist, more.
Wall Street Journal 1889-1999

Contemporary News Sources

EIU Viewswire
Full-text country news daily, 2003-present.
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Analysis and forecast information on worldwide politics, economics, business strategies & conditions and market trends in over 200 countries. Search by date and then add keywords. Includes Business, Economy, Finance, Politics, Regulations and Riskwire.
Factiva
Dow Jones Factiva is the deepest archive for foreign news stories, both in terms of number of publications and date range. Sources include newspapers, magazines, media transcripts, wire services, pictures and web sites. It also provides access to selected financial information and profiles for publicly traded companies.
Nexis Uni
Includes state administrative codes. Click "menu" at top and then "All Sources" in order to see jurisdictions. Separate Law review search.
World News Connection (WNC)
7/1994- present..
Selected list of Sources in WNC. Generally, the information in WNC is available within 48-72 hours from the time of the original publication or broadcast. Because of copyright restrictions some material which appears in the FBIS Daily Reports is not included in WNC.
!Informe! (Revistas en Espanol)
Full text and, in many cases, with illustrations, of over 160 Spanish-language and U.S. Hispanic magazines, newspapers and journals. The publications come from the United States, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and other nations of Spanish America. Coverage for most publications begins in the mid or late 1990s.

Foreign Relations Documents and Economic Primary Source Database

U.S. Foreign Relations Documents
Foreign Relations of the United States, Declassified Documents, and regional state department files.
British Foreign Relations Documents
Adam Matthew Explorer
Searches across records from the Foreign Office, Colonial office, War Office and other departments concerned with Britain International Affairs. Use the advanced search to get best results: http://www.amexplorer.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/AdvancedSearch
Making of the Modern World, 1450-1850
Will only work on campus and until Oct. 20. Provides images of unique primary sources that track the development of the modern, western world through the lens of trade and wealth.
Cambridge Archive Editions
Collected primary source documents mainly from the British government on specific themes.