ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, comparison of employment policies for employment creation in Western Europe and the USA - covers job creation measures, target groups, financing, and the relationships between job creation and economic policy and social policies (esp. Social security); looks at...

Looks at the fundamental importance of employment for development.

Undertakes a content analysis of 2009 - 2010 IMF Article IV consultations for a sample of thirty low income and twenty middle income countries on fiscal adjustment, inflation targets, employment generation, poverty reduction and expansion of social protection.

Examines the important role of coordinated economic, employment and social protection policies in supporting a more sustainable and balanced growth in the Asia and the Pacific region. It was prepared as one of the background papers of the Report of the Director-General to the 15th Asia and the...

The growing literature on social protection in Africa has tended to focus on conceptual debates, policy design issues and impact evaluations. To date, there has been relatively little systematic analysis of the ways in which politics and political economy shape policy. This paper outlines a...

Provides an overview of the Chilean economy in the last 40 years and analyses macroeconomic policies in the 1990-2005 period. Argues that economy- wide prosperity may still fall short of providing enough jobs of good quality and in fostering social integration and social fairness.

Examines the formulation of national policies including trade, exchange rates, monetary, fiscal and labour market policies and how they contribute to growth and employment generation. Covers mainly the period from 1984 to 2004.

The paper urges that Mozambique would need to develop a more competitive and inclusive financial system, address the failure of the market to make credit available for SMEs and farmers, and establish credit guarantee schemes to channel credit to priority sectors and disadvantaged groups.