a vital tool for quantitative world systems research in the 21 century

.. is 

http://www.ciesin.org/indicators/ESI/

This joint Yale/Columbia website, with its rich, free EXCEL data sets and
superb color maps on the world environment is simply a must for all
quantitative world systems researchers, and should be as present in future
essays and in your political work as the new free time series data and maps
on income distribution from 

http://utip.gov.utexas.edu/

and the free time series data for all countries of the world since 1960
from:

http://www.worldbank.org/research/growth/GDNdata.htm

These data help you to understand the full extent of the powerful forces of
globalization on a real time-series, geographical and multidimensional
scale.

Kind regards

Ministerialrat Dr. Arno TAUSCH
I/C/12 EUI 12
EU- und Internationale Angelegenheiten
Bundesministerium für Soziale Sicherheit und Generationen
A-1010 Wien, Regierungsgebäude Stubenring 1
Österreich

Tel. (0043 - 1) 711 - 00 - 2272
e-mail-Adresse: Arno.Tausch@BMSG.gv.at