This paper was written by Gijsbert van Liemt, an independent consultant on employment and skills policies, and a former ILO official working on Active Labour Market Policies. His paper discusses secondary technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the Netherlands, highlighting the...

Focuses on cigarette manufacturing in the 1990s.

This paper, written by Gijsbert van Liemt, considers the occupational characteristics of cultural workers and their employment relationships and income, the role of the State in cultural and creative industries, and to what extent arts and culture set the trend for the rest of the labour market....

Discusses who the anti-globalists are and examines their views.

Working paper comparing economic and industrial growth in four newly industrializing countries, Brazil, Korea R, Mexico and Singapore, 1960-1980 - discusses industrialization policy, trade policy, public investment and credit policy; considers the role of entrepreneurs, public enterprises,...

Focuses on irregular migration for sexual and labour exploitation in context with activities that can be relocated and those that cannot. Considers the growth of organised crime involvement, and appends a list of smuggling fees into and in Europe.