Critically reviews the macroeconomic experiences of the past three decades to argue the case against orthodox macroeconomics. Suggests that the prevailing orthodoxy in macroeconomics needs to give way to an alternative policy paradigm in which the Copenhagen commitment on full employment,...

Traite des problèmes conceptuels et méthodologiques ainsi que des implications politiques de la composante "embauche des travailleurs" des indicateurs Doing Business de la Banque Mondiale. Commence avec une revue critique des indicateurs "embauche des travailleurs" et de leur implication...

Explores how public actors, especially in home countries, link foreign direct investment (FDI) to labour and employment issues.

Explores the development of thinking on structural adjustment during the 1980s and 1990s, highlighting the pro-liberalization ideological basis of programmes designed by the Bretton Woods institutions and the Washington Consensus. Describes the poor results of these programmes and assesses the...

Examines the adequacy of existing programmes to offset the adverse effects of structural adjustment, such as the Integrated Rural Development Scheme and the rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) in Maharashtra, and suggests further policy measures.

Explores the effects of adjustment lending and donor conditionality on public investment. Compares public expenditure in countries that have undertaken strong reform programmes with countries that have either undertaken weak reform programmes or no programme at all.