Examines the development of financial markets in the Dominican Republic and investigates the role of credit unions in these markets. Explores the institutional strengthening of credit unions carried out between 1984 and 1992 and analyses financial performance.

Reviews provisions in ILO standards that refer to finance, the financial sector as a whole, financial isntitutions, financial instruments and policies addressed to the financial sector.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the employment and income effects of computerization (microelectronics) in India - examines problems and impact in the machine tool industry, motor vehicle industry, printing industry, banks and schools; stresses the primary importance of government policy...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on trade, employment and industrial structure change, comprising a case study of Germany, Federal Republic - discusses sectoral structural adjustments, management attitudes and attitudes of banks and trade union attitudes to the adjustment process, problems of...

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 mainly on a comparative study of informal finance in Uganda and India in 2001. Investigates sources of finance used by informal operators to start their enterprises and examines trends in the use of formal versus informal financial services. Explores potential links between formal and...