Based on a survey carried out in 1992. Identifies various factors influencing the degree of trade unionization of women. Studies the concentration and growth of women's employment in part-time work and the small firm sector. Covers the relationship between union membership and the extent of...

Evaluates market-oriented Business Centres that were set up with the technical assistance of the ILO and compares them with those set up by other agencies. Shows that if business centres develop accessible products, tailored to the specific needs of micro entrepreneurs, financial sustainability...

Presents an overview of developments in the region's social protection systems over the course of the 1990s, with particular stress on problems concerning old-age, disability and survivors' pension provisions.

Based on data collected at the end of 2002, compiles details on the legal and institutional framework of social dialogue in the 13 Eastern European and Mediterranean countries awaiting EU membership.

ILO pub. Article reviewing bilateral social security treatys and international agreements concluded between Eastern European countries - examines maintenance of acquired rightss, territoriality and reciprocity concerning socialist country migrant workers, discusses specific benefit provisions...

Explores the development of joint voluntary initiatives and codes of conduct adopted in support of fundamental environmental and labour standards and shows how they provide new frameworks for the support of social dialogue. Provides case studies of several such initiatives and examines their...

This book presents an evidence-based assessment of the impact of EU enlargement on industrial relations and social standards in old and new EU Member States. It combines chapters which give an overview of the process of enlargement/integration and comparative socio-economic data at EU and...

This book uniquely applies the Schumpeterian innovation policy perspective to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. A broadly defined framework of the science, technology, innovation and growth system underpins the empirical and conceptual analysis of the critical issues including demand,...

Privatization investment funds are the key feature of mass privatization programmes in transitional economies. This book offers a thorough survey of mass privatization programmes in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia, supported with extensive empirical analysis. The study of 'top-down'...