Provides a practical tool for the design and implementation of sustainable microfinance interventions, with a particular focus on rural areas. Provides guidance on who to target, how to establish and maintain savings and lending schemes, what kind of training to provide, gender concerns and cost...

Based on a survey carried out in four communes in Yen Bai province in 2000. Evaluates the impact of participation in eight ILO workshops on business awareness and business planning. Examines outcomes relating to business start- up, improvement in existing businesses and improved income.

Covers trends from 1970 to 1998.

Covers the period from 1980 to 1989.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the role of choice of technology in development policy strategies for income redistribution and poverty alleviation - examines impact on labour force participation and wage structures of low income groups; discusses alternatives based on land reform, rapid...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on nature and trends of rural area poverty and income distribution in Costa Rica - briefly outlines historical background to the agricultural economy; discusses recent trends in agricultural production, agricultural mechanization, farm size, etc.; examines land...