Examines the welfare of the Somali people as depicted by the production and consumption of food. Based on research carried out in 1980, analyses the impact of external and internal factors on the economy.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the effects of rural migration on unemployment and the urban area labour market in India - presents a case study of Ludhiana discussing the causes, implications and benefits of migration, migrant worker profile by age group, educational level, marital status,...

Considers the evolution of child spacing and fertility norms and practices amongst town dwellers in northern Ghana, e.g. town of Tamale. Based on biographies and group discussions, the author examines these practices from the point of view of both men and women and in the context of their ethnic...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Study of urban development and urbanemployment in the jakarta urban area in Indonesia - covers investment patterns, urbaninfrastructure, urban population and labour force, unemployment and underemployment, rural migration trends and demographic aspects, the low income informal...

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...

ILO pub. Article on the development of large cities and giant urban area agglomerations and their influence on living conditions and employment of urban populations - discusses the demographic aspects of large towns, makes forecasts, and examines the relationship between size and quality of...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the relationship between agricultural development, agrarian structures, rural employment and poverty in India - based on a literature survey, examines trends in rural population, agricultural income, labour contracts, farm size and food prices; investigates the...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on agricultural employment in Latin America - covers rural population trends, rural migration, occupational structure, farm size, landlessness, wage rates, unemployment, wages, incl. Family workers, labour contracts, household income, and rural area poverty....

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on factors affecting agricultural research and agricultural technology, comprising a case study of India - discusses the theoretical background, institutional framework of research centres, divergencies and complementarities in research organisation and allocation,...