On the occasion of the centenary of the International Labour Organization (ILO), this 11th special issue of International Development Policy explores the Organization's capacity for action, its effectiveness and its ability to adapt and innovate. The collection of thirteen articles, written by...

Introduction / Peter Auer -- Small-economy macroeconomics / Roland Schettkat -- Working time : from redistribution to modernization / Gerhard Bosch -- Equal opportunities and employment policies / Jill Rubery -- Industrial relations and social dialogue / Jelle Visser

Analyses minimum wage developments in the last ten years or so in 14 of the EU-27 countries and in Turkey. Considers the role of increased mobility of goods and services, capital and labour, and the issue of harmonization between individual member States

Writing ILO histories: a state of the art / Jasmien Van Daele -- Beyond gompers: the American Federation of Labor, the creation of the ILO, and US labor dissent / Elizabeth McKillen -- Demands on the ILO by Interantionally Organized Women in 1919 / Ulla Wikander -- Albert Thomas, the ILO and the...