ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the comparative advantages of construction techniques using sandcrete and clay bricks for residential construction in the construction industry of Sierra Leone - examines capital intensive vs. Labour intensive technique, costs, use of energy, small scale...

Shows that the clustering of small firms is a traditional feature of manufacturing in Java. Covers core-periphery segmentation of the labour force, especially concerning the employment of women.

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper, statistical analysis, input output analysis in view of development planning for basic needs satisfaction in Ecuador - analyses trends in economic growth, employment, income, wealth and income distribution, 1948-1980; considers exports, dependence,...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, case study examining obstacles to the commercialization of local agricultural technology in Nepal - investigates constraints to manufacturing agricultural equipment and tools by small scale industry and their use by farmers; looks at agricultural extension...

Attempts to identify the inter-firm linkages, production techniques and work organization in small and medium-sized enterprises in the carpentry and building sectors in the Mutare region and three smaller towns. Claims that gradually introducing mechanization into small enterprises can enhance...

This report analyses the informal sector of Benin in 1985. A first part examines the characteristics and potentialities of the sector as an important provider of productive employment, training and contributor to rapid economic growth. The second part studies the constraints of the production...

Based on a survey conducted in Lagos and Zaria during 1992 which included 210 interviews in each city with entrepreneurs across seven branches: tailoring, leather-work, wood-work, construction, retailing, metal-work and transport.

Criticizes the standard international definition of unemployment as being too restrictive to measure accurately unemployment in labour- surplus economies. Using Indonesia as a basis, proposes a definition which is based on trends in real wages which aims to reflect the real extent of labour...