labour force surveys and censuses, estimates the employment elasticity of major sectors in Indonesia between 1977 and 1996 …Introduces the notion of employment elasticity and describes statistical methods for its estimation. Based on annual …

Examines the process of poverty alleviation from 1976 to 1993. Finds that structural adjustment policies between 1981 … and 1987 did not seem to have an adverse effect on poverty. …

Analyses the nature of growth, economic policies and employment as well as its linkages in four Middle East and North …

Working paper on relationships between industrialization, employment, basic needs and social welfare programmes in Sri … Lanka. Identifies target groups among the poverty stricken, partic. agricultural workers, and peasant farmers. Examines … growth, basic needs and employment objectives. Considers inter-action between industrialization and welfare programmes. …

Looks at the fundamental importance of employment for development. …