ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the employment effects of microelectronics technological change and industrial robots in the motor vehicle industry in Japan - examines industrial processes, labour productivity, job requirements of automobile workers, effects on the subcontracting system and...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the historical development of the capital goods machinery industry in China - covers the period from 1930s to 1950s describing development from repair shops and maintenance in foreign owned shops to machinery manufacturing using intermediate technology;...

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 proposing an economic analysis of technology capability in developing countries - attempts to quantify knowhow in terms of its potential for economic development; considers choice of technology, the informal sector, newly industrializing countries, the...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the role of public enterprises in technology transfer in developing countries, with a case study of the ammonia fertilizer industry in India, Korea R, Brazil and Mexico - discusses production trends (1965-1978) and choice of technology; provides an evaluation...