ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper proposing an economic analysis of technology capability in developing countries - attempts to quantify knowhow in terms of its potential for economic development; considers choice of technology, the informal sector, newly industrializing countries, the...

Based on 1980 data for 151 countries, analyses labour force participation rates of older people and the factors which influence their labour supply.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Literature survey of the economic implications and social implications of rural area electrification in developing countries and its role in rural development - deals with power generation, power consumption, use and cost benefit analysis of electricity and its impact on...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper discussing trade liberalization trade policies capable of promoting the integration of developing countries into the international economic system - comments on shortcomings of economic development associated with import substitution; examines the need to combine...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on energy economics relating to fuelwood-based fuel saving stoves and the diffusion of related appropriate choice of technology in developing countries - discusses current manufacturing methods, technical aspects, maintenance issues, need for low-cost product...

Discusses five approaches: consumer surplus, technology surplus and time surplus approaches, and competition-linked and export-linked employment effects.