ILO pub. Article on a basic needs approach to economic and social development in Nigeria - examines existing social policies with regard to basic needs, and proposes the use of a strategy that would include foreign exchange controls, increased public expenditure in rural areas, income...

ILO pub. Article on reduction of rural migration through strengthening the ruralsocial structure in the USSR - examines current trends and causes of rural outmigration, emphasizing importance of social service disparities between urban areas and rural areas, and suggests that social development...

Comprises seven case studies taken from a larger project on rural labour markets and employment policies. Examines how rural labour markets function and the complex factors that condition their outcomes.

ILO pub. Article describing the findings of a 1980 survey of rural employment in rural industries in eastern Burkina Faso - identifies major characteristics of rural area small scale industry such as employment, types of technologys in use, training and management techniques, and discusses...

ILO pub. Article using examples in East Africa and Southern Africa to illustrate the importance of vocational training in the formal educational system and non-formal training for basic needs self reliance objectives in rural areas - discusses types of training needs, the value of craft training...

ILO pub. Article calling for a more rational transport policy in rural area road transport planning, with particular reference to developing countries - proposes use of labour intensive road construction techniques, better evaluation of transport demand in view of types of vehicles available,...

ILO pub. Article presenting a basic needs approach to problems of unequal access concerning rural area production factors, public services and technological change in Bangladesh - shows how low incomes and limited access to agricultural credit, chemical fertilizers and rural institutions,...

Provides guidance on how to improve the accessibility of rural people to the various economic and social goods, services and facilities that they need in their daily lives.

Presents a general overview on the food and beverage production, followed by a survey carried out in 2003 in selected cities, villages, and country sites. Describes measures intending to integrate related informal and formal sectors.

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper using a combination of survey data for regression analysis of woman worker labour force participation in sri lanka - examines the extent to which interrelationships between fertility behaviour, land ownership, educational level, marital status, standard of living...