Examines the implementation of development policies in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on policies pertaining to the urban informal sector. Considers also the consequences of structural adjustment for the urban informal sector.

The study (which forms part of a series of ILO studies on Benin, Tunisia and Burundi) carried out during end of 1989 examines the regulatory barriers and their consequences on the growth of the informal sector in Zambia. It is based on a data analysis from various secondary sources and on a...

Reviews the levels, the trends, and the factors pertaining to adolescent pregnancy and childbirth in sub- Saharan Africa. Highlights differences between this region and other regions, as well as inter- regional differences. Discusses the socio-economic consequences of adolescent pregnancies on...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the relationship between population growth and poverty in Nepal - discusses food production, social class, land ownership and population trends; considers population density and its impact on land utilization and deforestation; examines living conditions,...

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on trends, problems and priority areas for population, employment and development planning in Arab country - covers sectoral and occupational structure, underemployment, labour migration in the Arab region, human resources planning, the role of woman workers,...

Focuses on the period from 1973 to 1990..

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on population dynamics, poverty and basic needs in southern Sudan - based on literature survey, discusses health services, malnutrition, food shortages, inadequate water supply and sanitation, educational needs, and unemployment; examines the economic role of the...

Argues that strategies encouraging surplus extraction from agriculture, combined with stalled industrialisation constitute the root causes of persistent rural poverty. Suggests that an agriculture-first strategy is necessary not only for rural poverty alleviation, but also for successful...

Outlines the effects of development policies on gender inequality in developing countries from the early 1980s to 1992, and sets out an agenda for the 1990s.