ILO pub. Article describing the new (1976) system of apprenticeship and in plant training in the engineering industry, aimed at preparing workers for rapid scientific and technological change in Czechoslovakia - discusses overspecialization and theoretical inadequacies of the old system,...

ILO pub. Working paper on the impact of multinational enterprises on technological change and employment creation, comprising a case study of a foreign subsidiary and a local firm in India - discusses theoretical issues, size of enterprise, research and development, innovations, backward and...

Based on a selection of economic, social and political variables, develops a typology of developing countries which can be used to study the impact of new technologies on them as well as to assess their capability to absorb new technologies.

Explores the impact on teachers of recent changes in the education system as a whole. Based on the 1988 teacher survey, the 1993 school management survey, and the 1993 teacher survey.

Reports on experiences made regarding new structures and approaches in health services in four countries, with particular reference to the capacity and effectiveness of the social partners.

Focuses on water and electricity services.

Describes the development of labour market institutions and policies in eight Commonwealth of Independent CIS countries (CIS) during the transition period. Shows that in many CIS counties public employment services lost resources, staff and authority, crippling their capacity to replace the lost...