This article describes the development of a long-term economic strategy for Ningbo, which is the largest non-container and fourth-largest container port in China. During the period of ‘reform and opening up’, the port expanded rapidly and there was large-scale growth of port-related...

Urban renovation projects, which have led to the conversion of port areas through a new vision of waterfronts as elements of the potential development of the urban system in its entirety, have spread since the early 1950s and now some port cities are able to trigger some mechanisms which, even...

Port cities are historically important breeding places of civilization and wealth, and act as attractive high-quality and sustainable places to live and work. They are core places for sustainable development for the entire spatial system as a result of their dynamism, which has in recent years...

ILO pub. Working paper on the international migration of migrant workers in and out of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand - covers long term and short term migration, irregular migrants, recruitment, remittances, wages, wage differentials, skills, occupational structure, labour...

Describes the magnitude of youth unemployment around the world and considers the economic, social and individual costs. Examines the role of mainstream education and training in promoting employability and investigates good practices in some 50 examples of innovative training programmes and...

ILO pub. Working paper presenting an evaluation of the impact of migration on developing country and developed country economic development - examines social costs and benefits for home countries (impact on production, employment, investment, skill formation and urbanization) and host countries...

Describes the magnitude of youth unemployment around the world and considers the economic, social and individual costs. Examines the role of mainstream education and training in promoting employability and investigates good practices in some 50 examples of innovative training programmes and...

Covers the period from 1980 to 1989.

Describes different forms of labour flexibility and examines legislative reforms and measures related to flexibility in external and internal labour markets and occupational and individual flexibility. Investigates trends in flexible forms of employment across countries during the 1990s and...