In the basic needs literature remarkably little critical attention has been devoted to the role of labour. In this paper the prevailing dominant approach to the notion of basic needs and t)1e basic needs 'strategy' of development is criticised, primarily for neglecting human labour as a central,...

Unemployment in Russia between 1991 and 1993 could be considered low by international standards. In mid-1993, it was less than 1 percent, and this was against the background of a continuing decline in production and an actual reduction in employment.