Explores the development of joint voluntary initiatives and codes of conduct adopted in support of fundamental environmental and labour standards and shows how they provide new frameworks for the support of social dialogue. Provides case studies of several such initiatives and examines their...

Reviews data on unrecorded remittance flows, identifies the determinants of remittance flows and analyses their uses. Explores policy measures to attract remittances and to influence their domestic uses, highlighting the role of microfinance in linking unrecorded remittances to development....

Examines gender-differentiated effects of globalization on the Philippine informal sector. Investigates, in particular, whether or not there are significant gender-differentiated patterns and changes in the nature and level of employment, wages and incomes, and hours of work especially during...

Critically looks at the impact of trade and capital market liberalisation on income distribution and employment. Reviews the theory of trade liberalisation. Discusses labour intensities in trading and non-trading sectors, examines problems encountered in the shift to a liberalised regime and...

Se analizan el diseño y el mantenimiento de unos sistemas nacionales de protección social que aseguren una utilización eficaz y eficiente de los recursos disponibles en los ámbitos comunitario, nacional e internacional, al tiempo que un apoyo al desarrollo económico a largo plazo....

Reviews the key economic characteristics of the globalization process and examines its impact on employment, poverty, inequality, global insecurity, child labour, gender issues and migration. Explores national and international policy responses, highlighting the importance of trade negotiations...