ILO pub. Working paper on the impact of multinational enterprise foreign investment on employment creation in relation to economic development in the Philippines - comments on investment policy, examines historical trends of foreign investment in different economic sectors (industrial sector,...

ILO pub. Working paper on the impact of multinational enterprises on employment in West Africa, comprising a case study of Liberia and Sierra Leone - discusses direct foreign investment trends (1970-1981), sectoral distribution, investment policies relating to agricultural sector and mining as...

ILO pub. Working paper on the role of developing countries multinational enterprises as regards choice of technology and employment creation in Nigeria - based on a literature survey and five case studies of industrial enterprises, analyses characteristics of labour intensiveness, use of local...

The employment situation remains a major source of concern in the majority of countries in the European Union. Half of the region’s unemployed have been without work for more than a year, and unless the policy approach changes, the prospects are for a sluggish employment recovery. The...

Based on a synthesis of research in seven countries, considers how rural saving can be mobilised through co-operative type institutions to reinforce rural development in different politico-economic environments.

Based on a synthesis of research in seven countries, considers how rural saving can be mobilised through co-operative type institutions to reinforce rural development in different politico-economic environments.

Assesses the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the motor vehicle industry in two areas of Brazil, focusing on the development of regional institutions to support social dialogue. Examines the flow of FDI into the Brazilian motor vehicle industry during the late 1990s, describes the...

Discusses the pattern of direct foreign investment by MNEs and its role in industrial development of export oriented industry (manufacturing) and in employment creation; examines the geographic distribution of EPZs, etc.

Reviews the key economic characteristics of the globalization process and examines its impact on employment, poverty, inequality, global insecurity, child labour, gender issues and migration. Explores national and international policy responses, highlighting the importance of trade negotiations...