Working paper on relationships between industrialization, employment, basic needs and social welfare programmes in Sri Lanka. Identifies target groups among the poverty stricken, partic. agricultural workers, and peasant farmers. Examines labour force participation. Presents an evaluation of Sri...

Examines the formulation of national policies including trade, exchange rates, monetary, fiscal and labour market policies and how they contribute to growth and employment generation. Covers mainly the period from 1984 to 2004.

Looks at the extent of and policy responses to the problem of labour shortage in the economies of Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia.