Covers trends since the mid-1970s and includes forecasts to 1995.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on computer aided manufacturing, management information systems and specific industry restructuring in Belgium - based on case studies of the introduction of information technology and microelectronics innovations in the iron and steel industry and the textile...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the role of small scale industry within the iron and steel industry in India - outlines industrial development and the emergence of small steel plants; notes obstacles faced; makes a comparison of small and large size of enterprise as regards raw materials,...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on choice of technology for the iron and steel industry in developing countries - covers different processes, production capacity (by country) and costs; discusses treatment and availability of raw materials; notes need for skilled workers. Diagrams and statistical...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on industrial growth, trade and economic policy in Brazil as a newly industrializing country - reviews social and economic characteristics, economic development and the role of the state; examines iron and steel industry and motor vehicle industry; studies...