ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on economic policy reorientation and agrarian reforms since 1978 in China - outlines economic development trends (1950-1981); provides comparisons with policies (incl. Agricultural policy) before 1978; discusses reforms of the commune system, the separation of...

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper on the basic needs approach to rural development, industrial policy and employment policy in Latin America - reviews agrarian structure, agricultural technology, alternative industrialization policies, labour market, labour supply, unemployment,...

ILO pub. Article on employment trends in the Mexico City urban area - examines its economic development and industrial development from 1921 to 1980, showing how the rapid population growth of the urban population through extensive rural migration and high birth rates affected employment...

Reviews the debate and the frameworks in terms of the concept of catching up, the policy issues raised, and the principles guiding the design of industrial policies. Provides a comparative analysis between the growth perspective and the institutional economics approach, draws lessons for the...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on rural area poverty trends in Central America - summarizes findings of six case studies; looks at agricultural incomes, wages, and other poverty-linked economic indicators; examines impact of the export-oriented pattern of economic growth, particularly on small...

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper analyzing trends in public expenditure on rural development, education and health services to satisfy basic needs in Ecuador from 1970 to 1980 - considers the socioeconomic disparities and rural urban disparities in the impact on household income, access...