Based on data for six countries within the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) in 1997. Develops a method for the development of a "trust index" to assess the amount of risk a prospective member is facing when joining a mutual savings and loan institution. Describes the...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on effects of interest rates on employment and income distribution, with particular reference to developing countries - reviews related economic theories; considers consequences of higher inflation rates in Chile and Turkey; supports the setting up of realistic...

ILO pub. Article on planning for training in developing countries (educational planning) - considers problems involved in using long term labour force forecasts as a means of determining training needs and priorities, affirms the need to take into account the different types of technical...

ILO pub. Article on the need for human resources planning for employment creation programmes in Egypt in the 1980s - considers recent trends, makes forecasts, examines income distribution, and discusses wage rates, resource allocation, human resources, training needs and other aspects of labour...

ILO pub. Article on the development of large cities and giant urban area agglomerations and their influence on living conditions and employment of urban populations - discusses the demographic aspects of large towns, makes forecasts, and examines the relationship between size and quality of...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on long term forecasting of regional level consumption per capita in Yugoslavia, using the BACHUE demographic aspects and economic model to produce simulations - considers the effect of income, household characteristics, social services, educational level and the...