Based on data from 13 assessments of business development services (BDS) markets. Explores the stage of development of various BDS markets and examines how organizations can assess the potential for their development. Discusses common preconceptions about BDS markets and identifies similarities...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, emanating from a WEP research project concerned with population and employment, on the impact of fertility on employment participation rates of married women in the woman worker force in Chile - covers family size and age of youngest children, etc., for women in...

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on a survey of household attitude and behaviour relating to fertility in urban areas and rural areas in Nigeria - studies the effect of economic conditions, income level education of women, labour force participation of woman workers, cultural factors, children...

Working paper on the working conditions of rural women workers, especially young workers, in the export oriented microelectronics electronics industry in South East Asia. Highlights occupational disease hazards associated with production processes, the need for a cheap labour supply, and the...

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.

Examines the impact of globalization on those who work in the informal economy, with a special emphasis on women workers and producers.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on labour market trends and employment creation in the service sector in Arab country - discusses economic development, urbanization, labour force participation of woman workers, emigration, the informal sector, etc. Bibliography pp. 57 and 58, and statistical tables.

Based on a survey of 155 private and public formal sector enterprises in January 2001.