Identifies to what extent, and in which way external shocks and the need for a different development pattern has affected economic growth in for Eastern European countries.

Based on a selection of economic, social and political variables, develops a typology of developing countries which can be used to study the impact of new technologies on them as well as to assess their capability to absorb new technologies.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on computer aided manufacturing, management information systems and specific industry restructuring in Belgium - based on case studies of the introduction of information technology and microelectronics innovations in the iron and steel industry and the textile...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, case studies of decision making regarding choice of technology in public enterprises (Petrobras in the fertilizer industry and Embraer in the aerospace industry) in Brazil - outlines business organization; considers the impact of state intervention and the...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the effects of petroleum price increases on employment and income distribution in the Sudan - gives economic forecasts up to 1990; examines gross domestic product, economic conditions, indigenous energy sources, power consumption, world price changes, balance of...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on structural change in the UK, regarding technological change in private sector manufacturing - gives examples from the cotton industry, the domestic electronics industry and the motor vehicle industry; considers economic growth, productivity, competitiveness,...