ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the impact of microelectronics on employment in offices and service sectors, USA 1975-1985, with projections to 2000 - studies trends in technological change, management attitudes and employees attitudes; examines employment forecasts for 1960 to 1980 incl....

Exmines entrepreneurship support programmes in developed countries in order to work out recommendations for developing countries. Identifies constraints facing entrepreneurs and discusses the characteristics of a successful microenterprise. Investigates performance criteria used to evaluate good...

Covers trends in the 1980s and 1990s. Includes case studies of social and labour policies in eight companies.

Working paper on choice of technology in the rice milling industry and related agricultural machinery industry of Thailand. Examines the impact of trends in supply and demand, labour supply, price policies, fiscal policies and competition with USA. Discusses technical aspects of rice processing...

Examines, in particular, programmes set up under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Project Act, which operated from 1977 to 1981.

ILO pub. Article on comparison of employment policies (western Europe, Canada and USA) intended to diversify employment opportunities and create a better division of labour with respect to woman workers - considers the existence of labour market segmentation, and presents an evaluation of recent...