ILO pub-WEP pub. Literature survey of the economic implications and social implications of rural area electrification in developing countries and its role in rural development - deals with power generation, power consumption, use and cost benefit analysis of electricity and its impact on...

Comprises seven case studies taken from a larger project on rural labour markets and employment policies. Examines how rural labour markets function and the complex factors that condition their outcomes.

Describes the experiences, strategies adopted and problems encountered with regard to reforms in the Colombian port of Buenaventura.

Includes comments on the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167).