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-WEP pub. Working paper, case studies of decision making regarding choice of technology in public enterprises (Petrobras in the fertilizer industry and Embraer in the aerospace industry) in Brazil - outlines business organization; considers the impact of state intervention and the...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Comparison of choice of technology, adaptation and technology transfer by public enterprises and private enterprises in India - based on sample survey of heavy industry (pumps and compressors), pharmaceutical industry and heavy electrical industry firms, compares organization...

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,...

Provides an overview of the situation of women micro and small entrepreneurs against a back drop of the four countries' economic conditions and the gender based socio-cultural, legal and political systems in place in these countries.