Based on surveys of 300 micro and small-scale enterprises (MSEs) and 20 business development service (BDS) providers in Thailand and Viet Nam. Examines the types of services provided and identifies different methods of service provision: purchased services, services provided on a commission...

Using data from a selection of ten countries in Asia and Africa, estimates the macro-economic costs of excluding people with disabilities from the world of work.

Examines the economic significance of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Viet Nam and assesses the policy and legal environment for MSEs in seven key areas: specific MSE policies; business laws and regulations; taxation; labour policy; trade; finance, credit and bankruptcy polices; and...

Examines the emergent issues important to the management of labour migration from Viet Nam. Discusses the problems faced by Vietnamese migrant workers in their countries of destination, as well as the problems they face in Viet Nam in the process of migration and upon their return.