Describes education and training institutions and training programmes used in preparing youth for employment. Also provides an overview of the educational and training systems in each country. Includes a literature review on education and productivity.

Reviews the available evidence connecting the employment and economic status of disabled persons with their skills and productivity. Examines skills development strategies and their effect on employment, income-generation and productivity in both the formal and informal sectors in developed and...

Covers trend from 1990 to 1998.

Covers the period from 1969 to 1989.

Based on interviews with officers and workers in four banks and four insurance companies in each country.