Reviews the liberalization experience of Bolivia and Chile during the 1990s and argues that the IMF structural reform policy package had serious shortcomings.

Covers the period from 1980s to end of 1990s.

ILO pub. Article on employment policy and human resources planning in Mongolia - reviews economic development, demographic and employment trends between 1960 and 1980, and discusses major policy objectives concerning full employment, planning techniques, vocational training, etc. References.

ILO pub. Article on employment trends in the Mexico City urban area - examines its economic development and industrial development from 1921 to 1980, showing how the rapid population growth of the urban population through extensive rural migration and high birth rates affected employment...

Examines the economic significance of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Viet Nam and assesses the policy and legal environment for MSEs in seven key areas: specific MSE policies; business laws and regulations; taxation; labour policy; trade; finance, credit and bankruptcy polices; and...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper presenting an economic model of fertility and employment variables at various stages of economic development in the Philippines - considers family income and educational level as major determinants with unexpected effects when they fall short of threshold values,...