ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper on basic needs development planning in Latin America - outlines economic policy approaches, incl. The institutional framework, and public expenditure; examines the availability of social services for low income groups; calls for popular participation and...

The high primary school enrolment rates in Latin America and the Caribbean mask poor performance in terms of the quality, relevance and cost-effectiveness of formal schooling in the region. What happens to the millions of children who repeat school years, underperform in their first years of...

We employ World Bank Enterprise Survey data collected in 2006–2010 for 21,852 firms from 31 Latin American and Caribbean countries to investigate determinants of the adoption of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification, the relation between ISO certification and firm...

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper, econometric model for the assessment of structural change affecting development planning for basic needs satisfaction in Ecuador - considers population growth, family size (households), labour force participation, labour supply, wages, income...

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper on the consistency of the Social Accounting Matrix (statistical method) based on national accounting statistics used in development planning for basic needs satisfaction in Ecuador - discusses theoretical aspects of this evaluation technique.

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper, pilot study presenting a national accounting matrix for Ecuador, 1975 - describes data collecting and evaluation technique; presents economic structure in terms of production factors, national income, domestic consumption, etc.; explains use in...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on work migration and development planning in Swaziland - analyses external and internal migration rates, rural migration, and ruralincome growth, refers to rural area development projects, and forms part of a WEP research project. Diagrams, graphs, references and...

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on comparison of econometric models for development planning in Egypt, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and syrian Arab Republic - discusses planning elements in general, and reviews experiences with a view to modelling alternatives for other Arab country. Bibliography and...