Tutor2u
is a portal site for students of Economics, Business Studies and Politics.
The objective of Geoff Riley is to build a comprehensive, user friendly
study portal, and to contribute to the study and examination success
of all our users. At the heart of Tutor2u lies the Discussion Forums.
A widening range of bulletin-board style discussion groups that provide
users with a unique opportunity to interact with each other. In just
16 months, the Discussion Forums have attracted over 2,000 registered
users and some 19,000 posts. Tutor2u also includes a range of study
materials. The comprehensive collection of revision notes covers the
key areas of economics and politics. Tutor2u maintains one of the
Web's most comprehensive collections of reviewed study links, carefully
categorised and described to help users find the data and support
they need.
International
Finance and Development:
As part of the University
of Iowa's Global Studies Program, Enrique R. Carrasco and his students
have produced an electronic book on International Finance and Development.
The E-Book has been written for laypersons and is fairly easy to read.
It looks at the key concepts relating to international finance and
development. Key issues covered include the role of the International
Monetary Fund and the World Bank in the globalised economy. The website
has a chronology of key events relating to international finance and
development and a Bulletin Board to exchange ideas and information.
An outstanding website that provides an insight into what reference
books will be like in the future.
UK
Business Park: This website provides comprehensive information
on UK business activity, including news on acquisitions, new projects,
expansion plans, strategy and major new products. Material is organised
under sixteen topics: chemicals, computers, construction, energy,
engineering, financial services, food & drink, health care, leisure,
media, motor, packaging, retailing, transport, opportunities for employment
and mergers & acquisitions. Information can also be accessed by
searching for specific companies.
Economics
Tutor: Economics, Politics and Business Studies web portal site
with revision resources, forums and links databases for students and
teachers.
Trinity
Department of Economics and Business Studies: The site aims to
help all teachers and students of economics and business studies.
It contains revision notes, on-line tests, links and a great deal
more.
The
Marx/Engels Archive: This
website provides a comprehensive collection of the writings of Karl
Marx and Fredrich Engels. The material available is constantly expanding
and eventually it will contain everything the two men published. It
also includes material from writers influenced by Marx and Engels.
The website is produced by a group of volunteers from Colorado's Progressive
Sociology Network and is completely free to use. The authors tell
us that "the real profit will hopefully manifest in the form
of individual enlightenment through easy access to these classic works".
Bank
of England: The Bank of England is the central bank of the United
Kingdom. The Bank was founded in 1694, nationalised in 1946, and gained
operational independence in 1997. This website briefly describes what
the Bank does - its main activities and responsibilities. From here
you can go to the different areas of the website to find out more
about each part of the Bank's work and the relevant material produced
by the Bank. This includes material on monetary policy, financial
markets, banknotes, banking, financial stability, and the Euro.
British
Economy Survey: Statistics for Education has made available on
its web site, back issues of the British Economy Survey going back
to the autumn 1999 issue. This journal provides an essential up-to-date
source of information on the state of the British economy. The contributors
are all experienced writers in the areas of Economics and Business
Studies and choose their own approach to each topic. The blend of
analysis and vital factual information will vary from section to section,
but the overall aim is to provide a critical understanding of a wide
range of contemporary developments. It is organised under 14 regular
sections: 1: Government economic policy; 2: Structure of industry;
3: The public sector ; 4: The monetary system; 5: Public finance;
6: Industrial relations and employment; 7: The UK balance of payments;
8: The UK and the European Union; 9: The UK and the world economy;
10: Human resources in business; 11: Production and operation; 12:
Marketing; 13: Accounting and finance; 14: Special article; Questions
and answers.
Times
100: The Times 100 Case Studies with Business News is a resource
for 14 to 18 year old students of business studies and their teachers.
It provides case studies on actual companies and other organizations
demonstrating business theory in practice. Edition 7 is designed to
run three times faster than previous sites. It's also designed to
be easier to navigate, with more links between more pages. However
the most important navigation feature helps you find exactly what
you need from the 100,000 words on the site. You can now search by
course e.g. GCSE and from this page, you can also search by specification
e.g. GCSE AQA 3132.
American
Stock Exchange: The Amex website provides a comprehensive resource
for investors and issuers seeking the unique market environment offered
at the American Stock Exchange. Investors and issuers now have access
to the market and historical data, charts and tools, and news and
education. Students will find American Stock Exchange Financial Dictionary
very useful.
Biz/ed
Newsletter: This is a unique feature of Biz/Ed in that it incorporates
a current news item and develops this into a theoretical analysis.
The piece draws on the glossary, diagram bank and chronology sections
to allow students to download a range of materials relevant to the
topic being discussed. In the periods immediately before public examinations
two editions are published weekly and concentrate on the major topics
included in the AS and A2 papers of both Business Studies and Economics.
Entrepreneur:
This online version of the Entrepreneur magazine provides a wealth
of information on starting, growing and managing a small business.
The material is organized under the following headings: Starting Out,
Homebased Business, Franchise Zone, Technology, Tools & Services,
How-Tos, e-Business, Sales & Marketing, Money & Finance, Opportunities
and Management. There is also an Ask the Experts section.
American
Currency Exhibit: Money hasn't always looked like it does today.
Explore the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's American Currency
Exhibit online and watch history come alive as you step back in time.
The website reveals that America's history is closely tied with currency.
Visitors can tour exhibits by Era (Independence, Westward Expansion,
Civil War, Industrial Revolution, Metal Standards, National Stability
and World Standard).
Commanding
Heights: This site offers a comprehensive overview of global economic
history from the beginning of the First World War. Along with a six-hour
video narrative divided into short chapters, it includes extensive
interviews, essays, charts, reports, an interactive atlas of history,
and economic data related to the topics of globalization, economic
development, and international trade. The purpose of this PBS site
is to promote better understanding of globalization, world trade and
economic development, including the forces, values, events and ideas
that have shaped the present global economic system.
Friends
and Fortunes: In this economic simulation you compete with four
experts. Each of you wants to build a successful business empire.
The game consists of 12 stages. Players make decisions according to
the rules for each stage. Rules for each stage are simple and are
given during the game. During play it is useful to collect as many
companies as possible. Each company increases a player's strength
during the stage Partnerships and Power. After the final stage players
tally their wealth: cash, plus companies, plus deeds, minus any loans.
EH
Net: This website has been established to provide a wide range
of internet-based services to economic historians, historians of economics,
economists, historians, related social scientists and the public.
These services include an Ask the Professor service, research abstract
and book review series, a collection of course syllabi, a directory
of economic historians, an Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History,
several databases, numerous links to websites related to economic
history, and the popular "How Much Is That" services - which
allows users to easily look up historical prices, interest rates,
wage rates, GDP statistics, exchange rates and inflation rates.
Upstarts
Awards: Funded by the New Statesman, the Upstarts Awards exist
to promote the best of UK social enterprise and spread the idea of
social entrepreneurs as a dynamic force for change. The awards highlight
and reward individuals with extraordinary vision and a commitment
to social enterprise. There are six awards and more than £20,000
worth of prizes to be won this year. Previous winners include the
Eden Project in Cornwall and McSence in Midlothian.
John
Birchall Economist: This website features a section on Sierra
Leone, where John Birchall is developing a range of facilities to
bridge the digital divide that exists between the rich world and those
in developing economies. Another section concentrates on primary health
care, which is to feature in teacher training in Sierra Leone. Further
sections concentrate on: The European Union, general items and copies
of some of the lectures that John Birchall has presented over the
last couple of years. His weekly Letter from an Economist also appears
as does a discussion forum which will be used for developing an online
Current Affairs facility for Sierra Leone.
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