《比較國際發展研究》是一份跨學科的期刊，主要研究地方、國家和國際背景下的政治、社會、經濟和環境變化。《華爾街日報》有一種傳統，即提出批評和創新的分析觀點，挑戰流行的正統觀點。它出版關于世界所有區域的原創研究文章，并向所有理論和方法方法開放。調查的主要領域包括政治和國家機構、不斷變化的國際經濟的影響、增長和分配的政治-經濟模式以及社會結構和文化的轉變。

Studies in Comparative International Development is an interdisciplinary journal that addresses political, social, economic, and environmental change in local, national, and international contexts. The journal has a tradition of presenting critical and innovative analytical perspectives that challenge prevailing orthodoxies. It publishes original research articles on all regions of the world and is open to all theoretical and methodological approaches. Major areas of investigation include political and state institutions, the effects of a changing international economy, political-economic models of growth and distribution, and the transformation of social structure and culture.