LibGuides: Economic Sciences: Reference Sources

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Print resources on the reference shelves have to be consulted in the library.

Copies of chapters or entries can be made in the photocopy section on level 4 of the library.

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The following databases provide access to electronic dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference sources in the field of Economic Sciences.

New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online This link opens in a new window
Consists of over 2,000 chapters written by leading figures, including many Nobel Price winners, in the field of economics, marketing and related areas. Updated regularly.
Wiley Encyclopedia of Management Online, 3rd ed., 2015 This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive encyclopedia in management covering digital technologies; ethics and governance-related issues; innovation; emerging markets; organizational networks; and new avenues of sustainable business growth
Complex Systems in Finance and Econometrics (2011) This link opens in a new window
Covers the basic tools & concepts of complexity & systems theory as applied to an understanding of complex, financial-based business and social systems. Fractals, nonlinear time series modeling, cellular automata, game theory, network theory are covered.
EuroStat: your key to European statistics This link opens in a new window
Database with high quality official statistics from the Europe Union covering economics, regions and cities, international cooperation, labour, population and demography, industry, trade, transport, environment, society.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
Oxford Scholarship Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford Scholarship Online offers access to thousands of academic works from the celebrated scholarly list of Oxford University Press, covering subjects across the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law.
Research Professional (for users with a registered profile) This link opens in a new window
Please contact your Personal Librarian to register a profile before you accessing the database. Access is available using your Unisa e-mail address only.
Sage Knowledge: all Sage ebooks, reference and handbooks titles This link opens in a new window
Books, handbooks, reference sources, business cases, in the social sciences.
ScienceDirect Major Reference Works This link opens in a new window
Full text reference works published by Elsevier.
SpringerLink: eJournals, eBooks and eReference This link opens in a new window
Academic peer-reviewed ebooks, ejournals, reference works and book series published by Springer Nature in all subject areas.
World Competitiveness Online (IMD) This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive database on the competitiveness of nations. Competitiveness rankings are compiled from using statistical data, survey data and covers over 65 countries.

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