ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the migrant worker labour market in Southern Africa - provides a theoretical framework for economic analysis of demand determinants and supply relationships in an economy of surplus labour supply, discusses development policy considerations and forms part of a...

Working paper appraising an integrated approach to agricultural development and rural industrialization in 6 developing areas in West Bengal, India. Discusses investment in irrigation facilities, fertilizers, pesticides, etc. Examines the impact on crop yield, nonfarm employment opportunity and...

Working paper on effects of energy shortages on homemaker activities and income generating activities of rural women in Southern Ghana. Examines the production and supply of fuelwood, the labour force participation of rural women workers in food production and small-scale industry, and the...

Based on a survey of 275 clients of a microfinance institution (MFI) in Lusaka. Analyses the economic stresses to which low-income entrepreneurs are vulnerable, examines their coping strategies and assesses the potential demand for microinsurance and other risk-managing financial services such...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the demand for education in the Philippines, based on statistical analysis of survey data on enrolment and completion rates - constitutes part of a WEP research project on population and employment. References and statistical tables.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the impact of market structure and business organization on technological change in the automatic control machine tool industry in Japan - based on a 1982 sample survey of 40 industrial enterprises, discusses research and development trends, demand, production,...

Provides a practical tool for the design and implementation of sustainable microfinance interventions, with a particular focus on rural areas. Provides guidance on who to target, how to establish and maintain savings and lending schemes, what kind of training to provide, gender concerns and cost...

ILO pub. Article calling for a more rational transport policy in rural area road transport planning, with particular reference to developing countries - proposes use of labour intensive road construction techniques, better evaluation of transport demand in view of types of vehicles available,...