How relevant are human resource (HR) practices in economies undergoing significant economic transition from a command to a market-based system? Using data drawn from a large sample of Chinese establishments, the authors investigate the spread of a range of Western-style HR practices in China and...

The aim of this article is to investigate some of the factors explaining the eoonomic activity of women in Nigeria, in particular, to examine the question of whether urbanisation is likely to lead to a "marginalisation" of women in Nigeria. Such a question would not normally be asked in most...

In the basic needs literature remarkably little critical attention has been devoted to the role of labour. In this paper the prevailing dominant approach to the notion of basic needs and t)1e basic needs 'strategy' of development is criticised, primarily for neglecting human labour as a central,...

The growth of voluntary initiatives to promote socially responsible business practices has been accompanied by a chorus of criticisms, including claim that much of the activity has been public relations and attempt to deter governments from implementing effective regulations. This paper reviews...

There has long been a minority view that providing people with cash is an effective way of combating poverty and economic insecurity while promoting livelihoods and work. The mainstream view has been that giving people money, without conditions or obligations, promotes idleness and dependency,...

One Pager #44 del CIP, ?Dolores del Crecimiento?, argumenta que los programas de transferencia monetaria deben convertirse en un elemento permanente en el ámbito de la protección social en países en vías de desarrollo. Este One Pager da un paso más en cuanto a esa lógica al abogar por una...