This study is inspired by the current debate on whether central banks, especially in the developing world, should pursue a single mandate or dual/multiple mandates. It examines the Bangladesh Bank’s (BB) aspiration to adopt a multiple mandates approach. These include, besides the objective of...

Examina los efectos de las políticas de tinte neoliberal y las reformas financieras sobre la generación del mejor empleo, esto es, empleo decente, y el desarrollo productivo y su impacto en la reducción de las desigualdades en los mercados y en las sociedades.

Reviews the liberalization experience of Bolivia and Chile during the 1990s and argues that the IMF structural reform policy package had serious shortcomings.

Includes the text of the ILO Recommendation concerning General Conditions to Stimulate Job Creation in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, 1998 (No.189).