ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the role of natural disasters, agrarian structures, agricultural policy (agricultural price) and economic development trends in recent food shortages in Africa South of Sahara - includes a comparison of food production and agricultural product export volume;...

Working paper on a theoretical approach to rural and urban employment creation in development policy and the implications for rural development, based on the case of India. Analyses traditional theories of industrialization and their limitations, examines the employment potential of industrial...

This document brings together the findings of a number of studies on the informal sector, and provides an analysis of the issues and possible policy options for the informal sector in Guinea. The book starts with a synthesis of the informal sector issue and the links with the modern sector in...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the role of choice of technology in development policy strategies for income redistribution and poverty alleviation - examines impact on labour force participation and wage structures of low income groups; discusses alternatives based on land reform, rapid...

The authors re-assess the informal sector in French-speaking Africa. They first look at the classical interpretations of how the informal sector is perceived in the context of development: as a result of international capitalism or as a correction to an unbalanced development. They situate the...