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...

The paper urges that Mozambique would need to develop a more competitive and inclusive financial system, address the failure of the market to make credit available for SMEs and farmers, and establish credit guarantee schemes to channel credit to priority sectors and disadvantaged groups.

Examines various ways of mobilizing resources for social and economic development. Considers the feasibility of resources mobilized by internationally coordinated action, through national and local governments, through community mobilization, from private charity and commercial enterprises and...

Presents the economic and social framework which determined the situation of women before and after the Cuban Revolution; analyses the fertility levels and trends during the last decade and some of the factors associated with changes in fertility (female labour force participation, education,...

Analyses the contradictions that characterized inequitable growth. Shows how equity-enhancing policies can promote prosperity and reduce the risk of future crises, and describes a new development model for Tunisia, based on equal economic and social opportunities, and shared prosperity.

Looks at the fundamental importance of employment for development.

ILO pub. Article examining the effect of economic dependence on poverty alleviation and basic needs satisfaction in Zambia - briefly reviews historical development under colonialism and trends after independence in 1964 (notably in the agricultural sector, industrial sector and trade), and...

ILO pub. Article on target setting methodology to guide the operation of basic needs programmes in developing countries - proposes setting targets in terms of expected results, paying particular attention to functional linkages and to the obstacles hindering the most poverty-stricken groups from...