ILO pub. Working paper on the economic implications and social implications of restructuring in plantations in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka - covers agricultural production, employment, working conditions of plantation workers, wages, management, and public ownership or private...

Drawing on the experience of semi-industrialised countries in technological accumulation, discusses how developing countries can take better advantage of foreign technology. Considers in particular how domestic technological capabilities and skills can be mobilised.

ILO pub. Working paper on specific industry restructuring and plant shutdown in the motor vehicle industry in Western Europe - discusses industrial policy issues, enterprise level decision making, production, management, marketing, and the need for rationalization and economies of scale; includes...

Discusses how financial cooperatives may be handicapped by their governance structure.

Part 1 of this paper provides an educational introduction to the hazards of nursing, work-related stress and the notion of the control cycle as an approach to stress management. Part 2 provides the framework for risk assessments and subsequent action in relation to work-related stress and...

ILO pub. Working paper on agrarian structure changes in the plantation economy, comprising case studies of Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras and Jamaica - examines the social implications and economic implications of changes over time in land ownership, land utilization patterns, foreign investment,...

ILO pub. Working paper on decision making in multinational enterprise subsidiaries (foreign enterprises) in Japan - shows direct foreign investment trends 1950-1983, distribution by industry and size of enterprise, and number of top management expatriate workers; analyses decision making...