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Proposes a methodology for measuring national poverty lines.
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Describes the types, causes and impact of gender-based occupational segregation and examines current levels in 15 countries. Investigates how this segregation has changed during the 1990s in terms of female participation in the labour force, index of dissimilarity, gender-dominated occupations,...
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Scrutinizes and analyses the extent to which legislators and senior government officials, and managers in private establishments in developed, transition and developing economies around the world are women. Finds that feminisation of these occupations is not positively related to a country's...
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Explores the conceptual dimensions of decent work and discusses policy issues which can be addressed with decent work indicators. Describes a general approach to measuring decent work with statistical indicators and introduces eleven broad aspects of decent work.
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Examines what should constitute a living wage. Offers a review of the concept and measurement methods used in different organizations and historically. Makes recommendations for improving the estimation of a living wage.
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Contends that child labour policies, programmes and research have been much too simplistic and that a lack of attention to the economics of child labour as well as to its complexity has retarded an effective elimination of its unacceptable forms. Focusses on measurement issues, e.g. exploitation...
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