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 comparison of migration policies aimed at halting or reversing the flow of rural migration in Asia - examines controls on mobility, land settlement schemes, growth Pole, dispersed urbanization strategies and rural development programmes, and finds that these government policy...

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-wep pub. Working paper on semi-feudalism, migration and government policy in Guyana - covers historical background of forced labour, immigrant and contract labour, transition to free labour, obstacles to agricultural development, land tenure, wage policy, labour policy, effects of...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on rural area poverty trends in Central America - summarizes findings of six case studies; looks at agricultural incomes, wages, and other poverty-linked economic indicators; examines impact of the export-oriented pattern of economic growth, particularly on small...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the role of the new international economic order in eradicating rural area poverty and promoting rural development - focuses on importance of the agricultural sector and agricultural exports; examines NIEO proposals such as increasing export earnings, reducing...