Provides a conceptual and normative framework for developing an appropriate policy response to some of the problems posed by the informal economy.

Focuses on the risks and dangers in small-scale and artisanal fisheries, based on the experiences of selected developed and developing countries. Reviews working conditions, typical accidents associated with the marine environment, navigation and fishing operations, problems associated with boat...

Summarizes available literature on the quantity and quality of employment in small enterprises and the policy and regulatory environment these enterprises face and work in.

Discusses three small-scale mining operations in Bolivia, the Philippines and Zimbabwe. Focuses on issues of health and safety, legislation, links with large mines, and the coordination of assistance.

Analyses the creation (in 1998) and evolution of the Professional Association of Mutual Financial Institutions, describes the history of the Association including the challenges and problems it faced and continues to confront.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the role of industrial policy and social structures in the implementation of technology transfer in the textile industry and electronics industry in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand - evaluates a survey of managers covering sources of technical...

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...