ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, comparison of the balance of payments, economic growth and employment in Egypt and Turkey - considers relevant development economics issues and economic theories; covers economic structure, labour force participation, the economic role of the public sector, wages,...

Argues that strategies encouraging surplus extraction from agriculture, combined with stalled industrialisation constitute the root causes of persistent rural poverty. Suggests that an agriculture-first strategy is necessary not only for rural poverty alleviation, but also for successful...

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper presenting the macroeconomics dimension of capital formation and basic needs planning in Latin America - based on an economic model, discusses the role of economic policy, public investment and wage policy in economic growth; explains the relation...

Deals with the linkages among growth, employment and environmental pollution or degradation, by analysing the national press coverage of environmental issues. Takes into account political and socioeconomic transformations from 1973 to 1992.

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,...

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.