Discusses the social impacts of privatization and restructuring of public utilities. Presents some case studies.

Discusses the social impacts of privatization and restructuring of public utilities. Presents some case studies.

Includes the text of the ILO Recommendation concerning General Conditions to Stimulate Job Creation in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, 1998 (No.189).

Shows what constitutes overindebtedness, how it occurs and which category of households is frequently affected. Identifies different possible strategies to tackle overindebtedness.

Compares conditions of academic tenure and its functional equivalent in post secondary education in selected Anglo-American countries and in countries governed by civil-service regimes. Draws conclusions regarding nomination and dismissal, the case of distant-study teaching, effects of brain...

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...

Presents the Block-Roberts methodology for measuring labour standards, highlighting its relativism (does not rely on a universal benchmark like ILO Conventions) and its politically feasible benchmark (at least one jurisdiction enacted). Comparing the US with Canada and the EU, resp., determines...