Reviews education, non-formal training and methods of placement since 1987, and describes the Human Employment and Resources Training Trust (HEART) Programme. Includes data on youth employment since 1972.

Investigates how macroeconomic shocks and policies for agricultural performance have affected living standards, especially in agriculture.

Describes the adjustment procedures used to reconcile national labour force statistics in 26 countries with ILO international standards. Includes statistical tables for the period 1980-1989.

Based on interviews with officers and workers in four banks and four insurance companies in each country.

Examines the role of public sector employment in the labour market of developing countries. Looks at the growth of public sector employment during the sixties and seventies, especially at policies (e. g. nationalization and guaranteed employment programmes) introduced during the immediate post-...