This paper begins with an account of the Asian crisis, its creation and management by international financial institutions (the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank), and the gender impact of their stabilization and structural adjustment programs. Next we consider the new debate on...

This paper presents the primary institutions and economic policies that have led to Chile’s remarkable record of stability and growth over the past twenty years. The core of this policy stance is the combination of fiscal discipline and an open trade policy regime, together with carefully...

The member countries of the International Monetary Fund collaborate to try to assure orderly exchange arrangements and promote a stable system of exchange rates, recognizing that the essential purpose of the international monetary system is to facilitate the exchange of goods, services, and...

This paper argues that the free-trade policies of both the WTO and the IMF fail to recognise that the import consumer durable goods generate a defence liability that can only be internalised through tariffs. The argument presented here, which is based on the Thompson-Hickson hypothesis on...

Examines the evolution of the role of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), created in 1930 to promote co-operation between central banks, into the arena of the Third World debt problem. The bank has extended loans to developing countries, such as Mexico, Argentina, Nigeria and Brazil...

Summarises international legal instruments and policy initiatives concerning the right to work of persons with disabilities and outlines the options available for those who wish to work in open/competitive employment, sheltered employment, supported employment and social enterprises. Examines...

Examines initiatives to prevent and combat workplace sexual harassment at international level and in countries across the world. Reviews international standards and national legislation; the activities of government, employers and workers organizations, and NGOs; and workplace policies and...