Business guides

These guides help you to get a sense of how to conduct business abroad, including information on local economies, industry trends, startup considerations and more.

Example sources

• Business Briefings Japan
• China Business Guide
• The Complete Guide to Doing Business in Mexico
• Doing Business With Poland
• The Handbook of Country Risk
• Search the library catalog for more:
  Tip: Free-text search your country or region and “business.”

These resources can help with gathering background data on global market trends and consumers.

Cultural background

Carrier Library has a number of encyclopedia-type sources that will aid in understanding the customs and cultures of countries and regions worldwide. Some of these works are nation-specific; others are more comprehensive.

• Encyclopedia of Mexico
• Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East
• Encyclopedia of World Cultures
• Europa World Yearbook (also online)
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures & Daily Life
• Search the library catalog for more resources
  Tip: Try searching your country or region name and “encyclopedia.”

Economic & market trends

These resources can help with gathering background data on global markets, industries and economic indicators.

E-RESOURCES

• STAT-USA | Country Commercial Guides
  (Tip: Follow the the link.)
• Europa World
  (Tip: Click the Countries tab.)
• LexisNexis Academic | Country & Region Reports (Tip: Click on the Sources tab.)
• U.S. State Department Background Notes

BOOKS

• China Marketing & Data Statistics
• Europa World Year Book (also online)
• Handbook of Markets & Economies: East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand
• International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics
• Retail Trade International
• World Economic Factbook
• World Retail Data & Statistics
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies