ILO pub. Working paper on trends in the utilization of manufacturing production capacity in Ecuador from 1975 to 1980 - examines business cycles, finding production increase does not keep up with its potential in certain economic sectors; attributes fluctuations to changes in purchasing power,...

Examines changes in the flower industry between 1975 and 1995. Considers the position of the Netherlands in the world flower market.

Working paper on the labour market segmentation by sex in industrial sector and service sector employment of women workers in developing countries. Examines trends in occupational structure, occupational status and wage differentials. Reviews women's labour force participation. Bibliography and...

Covers the period from 1966 to 1989.

Provides an overview on the effects of off-shore software and computer services and the internationalization of data entry work on the quantity and quality of White collar employment in developing countries, particularly in Brazil and India.

Covers trends during the 1980s.

Covers trends during the 1980s.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the impact of higher energy costs (particularly petroleum price increases) on economic development in Malaysia, 1973 to 1983 - outlines trends in gross domestic product, balance of payments, trade and economic growth; considers household income and fuel...

Includes estimates on the volume of emigration from Turkey to EC countries if Turks had freedom of movement rights.

Examines rural poverty trends between 1950/51 and 1983/84. Finds that a rise in relative agricultural prices raises the incidence of rural poverty. Concludes that awarding price incentives to farmers to increase agricultural production is therefore not a desirable policy option.