Outlines the present state of the labour market, the mechanisms available to support the attainment of full, productive and decent employment, and examines critically the institutions, processes and capacity of the market as well as the manner of their interaction.

Analyses the constraints faced by women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, followed by an overview on programmes and projects supporting women entrepreneurs, including training, advice on technology, marketing and financial support. Suggests practical solutions and recommendations that could ease the...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on factors affecting agricultural research and agricultural technology, comprising a case study of India - discusses the theoretical background, institutional framework of research centres, divergencies and complementarities in research organisation and allocation,...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, evaluation of National level Youth Service Council (youth organization) activities, esp. Its community development and training schemes, in Sri Lanka - reviews unemployment trends (1971-1981) by age group, sex and educational level; discusses schemes implementing...

Reviews the changing family structure and family responsibilities, employment patterns and employment status, and the inter-relationship between work and family and the changes thereof in the Republic of Korea. Looks at the current institutional measures that support work-family balance and the...

Provides a review of relevant approaches to formulating effective policies to promote women's entrepreneur development. Following the identification of three paradigms of medium and small scale entrerprise development (the neo-liberal market pardigm, feminist empowerment, and interventionist...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Diffusion study of institutional frameworks for agricultural technology Innovation, i.e., high yielding variety rice, in Bangladesh - applies Ruttan's induced Innovation model to explain technological change; deals with land ownership, subsistence farming, use of fertilizer,...