Based on interviews and plant visits to institutions, organizations and enterprises in the Caribbean, discusses techniques and measures for developing productivity and a quality culture within an enterprise.

Covers the period from 1960 to 1990. Briefly reviews trends in the agriculture, construction, health care, public, education and clerical sectors.

Looks at the fundamental importance of employment for development.

ILO pub. Article on development planning alternatives and scenarios for basic needs satisfaction and economic growth in Brazil, India, Kenya and Colombia - applying a simulation socio-economic model based on quantified systems approach, for the period from 1980 to 2000, shows that although the...

ILO pub. Article on international experience with minimum wage fixing and its role in wage determination - covers the use of minimum wage to protect vulnerable groups of low income workers, to determine ' fair' wages, to set a basic floor to the wage structure, and as an instrument of...

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