ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on economic implications of petroleum (energy) price trends in Costa Rica, 1972 to 1983 - investigates economic conditions, balance of trade, balance of payments, Terms of Trade, external debt, etc.; discusses labour force participation and income distribution;...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on industrial growth, trade and economic policy in Brazil as a newly industrializing country - reviews social and economic characteristics, economic development and the role of the state; examines iron and steel industry and motor vehicle industry; studies...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, comparison of the effects of trade and external debt on employment and income distribution in Ghana and Nigeria, 1970-1986 - examines economic growth trends in agricultural production and manufacturing, export earnings, public expenditure and basic needs...

Reviews the key economic characteristics of the globalization process and examines its impact on employment, poverty, inequality, global insecurity, child labour, gender issues and migration. Explores national and international policy responses, highlighting the importance of trade negotiations...

Covers trend from 1990 to 1998.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper evaluating a survey of poverty and employment trends in 5 villages in Bihar, India from 1971 to 1981 - discusses population dynamics, occupational status, land tenure, wages, etc.; proposes an economic model for the correlation of income distribution and food...

Reviews the liberalization experience of Bolivia and Chile during the 1990s and argues that the IMF structural reform policy package had serious shortcomings.

This paper explores the relationship between labour market institutions, social policy and inequality in Chile from the early 1990s to the late 2000s. The paper analyses levels and changes in poverty as well as wage and income inequality using household and employment survey data and draws some...