Based on a survey of 16 enterprises privatized between 1991 and 1994.

Working paper on the commercialization of solar energy technology in developing countries. Discusses theoretical issues and energy policy implications, factors affecting supply and demand, incl. Investment and profitability, costs and the level of state intervention. Analyses in detail (1) water...

Examines the development of financial markets in the Dominican Republic and investigates the role of credit unions in these markets. Explores the institutional strengthening of credit unions carried out between 1984 and 1992 and analyses financial performance.

ILO pub. Working paper on the effects of multinational enterprise on employment, illustrated by a case study of France and the role of France in the international division of labour - examines activities of foreign and French subsidiaries of multinationals, their employment creation, labour...

Based on a survey carried out in four communes in Yen Bai province in 2000. Evaluates the impact of participation in eight ILO workshops on business awareness and business planning. Examines outcomes relating to business start- up, improvement in existing businesses and improved income.

Presents an overview of developments in the courier service industry and the role played by multinational enterprises, in particular UPS and FedEx. Includes a comparison of the social policies and labour practises with those of the US postal service.

Based on fieldwork undertaken during September 2004 in Bamako and in the Pays Dogon, and further financial and statistical data obtained in 2005, presents the cases of two financial institutions, Nyèsigiso and Caisses Villageoises d’Epargne et de Crédit Autogérées des Pays Dogon (CVECAs).

Based on a survey of 105 credit cooperatives carried out in 1993. Focuses on the effects of external funding on the growth of credit unions, their resource base and diversity, especially savings mobilization from members, profitability and loan delinquency.