ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on rural area labour markets in Peru - discusses the historical background, agrarian structure, farm size, social structure, internal migration, seasonal unemployment, agricultural income, impact of land reform, obstacles to labour market expansion, impact on...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the role of rural institutions in the diffusion of agricultural technology, and innovations in Sri Lanka - based on a sample survey, discusses the effects of farm size, tenancy, farmer age, education, etc., on productivity, profits and tractor and labour use;...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the relationship between agricultural development, agrarian structures, rural employment and poverty in India - based on a literature survey, examines trends in rural population, agricultural income, labour contracts, farm size and food prices; investigates the...

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper analyzing trends in public expenditure on rural development, education and health services to satisfy basic needs in Ecuador from 1970 to 1980 - considers the socioeconomic disparities and rural urban disparities in the impact on household income, access...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on human settlement programmes for land settlement in remote rural areas of Latin America - contrasts integrated rural development programmes with frontier colonisation programmes; reviews recent trends in settlement; discusses obstacles facing such development...

Looks into the role of credit unions as a channel for financial aid to the poor, with particular emphasis on assistance from USAID between 1968 and 1992. Suggests that more internal financing would help credit cooperatives achieve greater self-sufficiency.

Reviews provisions in ILO standards that refer to finance, the financial sector as a whole, financial isntitutions, financial instruments and policies addressed to the financial sector.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, case study examining obstacles to the commercialization of local agricultural technology in Nepal - investigates constraints to manufacturing agricultural equipment and tools by small scale industry and their use by farmers; looks at agricultural extension...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, case study of the geographic distribution and commercialization of agricultural technology for rice grain processing in West Sumatra, Indonesia - considers farm size, land tenure, labour utilization, etc.; discusses the role of industrial extension, agricultural...