Eddy Lee argues active policies for workers are needed in order to improve the functioning of labour markets, facilitate structural change, and complement social protection measures. Development (2000) 43, 18–20. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1110141

On the basis of an overview of the existing academic economic literature, the study provides an impartial view of what can be said, and with what degree of confidence, on the relationship between trade and employment, an often contentious issue of public debate. Its focus is on the connections...