This paper provides a comprehensive theoretical model of the political decision making process. Therein two ideologically different political parties compete for power. Their primary instrument in this competition are programmatic concessions in favor of voters and interest groups. As any...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the need for community local level data collecting in surveys of internal migration in developing countries - outlines reasons to use community variables and issues in model formulations, presents comparison of community definitions, and describes types of...

Based on a measure of the gap in basic worker's rights between the ideal world, represented by the ILO's core Conventions, and the real world, as reflected in countries' actual situations. Presents a series of tables showing normalized and disaggregated results for adherence to and...

ILO pub. Working paper, econometric model of poverty and consumer expenditure patterns in urban area Ecuador, 1975 - discusses methodology for identifying social indicators associated with low income households; considers the impact of illiteracy, educational level, family size, occupational...

Describes how to quantify the implementation of the ILO's eight fundamental standards at national level. Gives the index values for a number of countries around the world.

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper on poverty in terms of basic needs and standard of living in Ecuador - considers rural areas and urban areas social indicators including health, nutrition, educational level and housing; examines regional disparities; compares deprivation patterns with...

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper on an input output economic model for basic needs development planning in Ecuador in 1975 and 1980 - examines social indicators and economic indicator such as food consumption, clothing, housing needs, etc.; compares employment creation in the...