Based on a survey of 105 credit cooperatives carried out in 1993. Focuses on the effects of external funding on the growth of credit unions, their resource base and diversity, especially savings mobilization from members, profitability and loan delinquency.

Looks at examples of good practices - at the country, bilateral, and multilateral levels, and with special focus on the Philippine experience - for maximizing opportunities for legal migration, especially temporary and circular labour migration. Examines the challenges faced by both labour...

Includes employment figures for the period 1983-1988.