Economy - Resources & Links

Book

Beyond the Market

Designing Nonmarket Accounts for the United States

Gross domestic product looks only at what is sold in markets and says little about the value of work in the home and other nonmarket activities. This book begs further analysis and development of corresponding data collection and accounting systems. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11181.html
atharine G. Abraham and Christopher Mackie;
2006;
National Academies Press;
224 pp.

Organization

Idaho Kids Count

Idaho Kids Count is a nonprofit that works with citizens and policy makers to promote public policies that ensure all children grow up safe, healthy, well-educated, cherished, and with hope for the future. http://www.idahokidscount.org

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

One of Canada's leading progressive voices in public policy debates for 25 years, CCPA is an independent research institute concerned with issues of social and economic justice. http://www.bcpolicyalternatives.org

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Economic Opportunity Institute

EOI is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, public policy institute, which attempts to define the policy debate on the issue of economic security.  It focuses on concerns shared by middle-class families and low-income workers. http://www.eoionline.org

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Oregon Center for Public Policy

OCPP does in-depth research and analysis on budget, tax, and economic issues. Its goal is to improve decision making and generate more opportunities for all Oregonians. http://www.ocpp.org

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Pacific Northwest Economic Region

PNWER promotes greater regional cooperation by governments and business to enhance the region's global competitiveness, while striving to maintain or improve its environment. http://www.pnwer.org

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Statewide Poverty Action Network

SPAN works to eliminate the root causes of poverty in Washington through a large and diverse network of people influencing decisions in the state capitol. http://www.povertyaction.org

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The Northwest Area Foundation

NWAF exists to help communities in the eight Northwest states reduce poverty. Their indicator website is a convenient source of information on population, economic well-being, and health in states, counties, and tribes in the Foundation's region. http://www.nwaf.org

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Washington Roundtable

Comprised of 40 CEOs from throughout Washington state, the Roundtable works to create positive change on policy issues that foster economic growth, generate jobs and improve the quality of life for Washingtonians. http://www.waroundtable.com

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Washington State Budget & Policy Center

WSBPC provides independent information and analyses of state fiscal issues--including both revenue and spending policies--with particular attention to the impacts on low and moderate-income persons. http://www.budgetandpolicy.org

Resource site

Sightline Daily news: Economy

Sightline Daily news is an online news digest that collects the best headlines on economic, environmental, and social issues from over 40 different news sources across the Northwest. The link above connects you to Sightline Daily's economy headlines. http://daily.sightline.org

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Bureau of Economic Analysis -- Regional Economic Accounts (U.S. Department of Commerce)

BEA produces economic accounts statistics that enable government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the US economy. http://www.bea.gov/bea/regional

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Genuine Progress Indicator

The GPI is an alternative measure of progress to the GDP (gross domestic product). While the GDP just measures the dollar volume of goods and services exchanging hands, the GPI considers both the quality and distribution of economic growth. http://www.rprogress.org/projects/gpi/

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Northwest Income Indicators Project

A project of Washington State University, this site allows you to create graphic trends analysis of local economic indicators and diagnose local employment growth. Has annual economic data for counties of the states across the Pacific Northwest. http://niip.wsu.edu

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U.S. Census Bureau

A primary source of data about the American people and economy. http://www.census.gov