Polycentric development in regions has many dimensions, which involve several definitions and measures. This paper tackles the problem of defining and measuring polycentricity under an integrated and multi- dimensional perspective. Firstly, the policy relevance of polycentricity is analysed....

This study employs spatial panel techniques to examine determinants of regional allocation of infrastructure investment made by the central government. Using a sample of 31 Chinese provinces over the 2001-2008 period, we derived four major empirical findings. First, there exist substantial...

Presents a schema for collecting statistical data on beneficiaries and benefits for use in social security administration.

Focuses on the inter-relationship between women's labour force participation and the sexual division of labour on the one hand and demographic behavior, especially fertility, on the other in the context of West Africa. Examines linkages between women's roles using data from biographies of women...

Based on data for six countries within the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) in 1997. Develops a method for the development of a "trust index" to assess the amount of risk a prospective member is facing when joining a mutual savings and loan institution. Describes the...

Assesses the obstacles and possibilities of incorporating social concerns relating to labour and employment into regional policies and institutions and looks at what opportunities there are in this area for improvement as well as greater cooperation with the ILO.

ILO pub. Working paper on migrant workers in West Africa with special reference to Ghana and Nigeria - discusses effects of economic trends and labour market crisis on migration, the political problem of mass expulsion of irregular migrants from their host countries in 1969, 1983 and 1985; describes...