ILO pub. Working paper on a case study of three multinational enterprises in the electronics industry in Singapore, highlighting the impact of choice of technology on employment creation - covers the adaptability of multinationals to rapid technological change and to labour market variations,...

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

Discusses how to use franchising as a means of integrating the informal sector into mainstream economic life.

Describes the development of labour market analysis as an alternative approach to manpower planning and reviews the current state of labour market data collection, analysis and dissemination in ten countries. Identifies good practice in the development and use of labour market information for...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on a survey to determine relationships between desired fertility (married women's attitudes), family income, and the valuation of children in Singapore - constitutes part of a WEP research project on population and employment. References and statistical tables.

This paper highlights the current state of income inequality in Singapore and the labour market challenges pertaining to retirement adequacy and other social security issues. The potential implications on productivity and the labour market of recent demographic and inclusive growth policies will...

Working paper comparing economic and industrial growth in four newly industrializing countries, Brazil, Korea R, Mexico and Singapore, 1960-1980 - discusses industrialization policy, trade policy, public investment and credit policy; considers the role of entrepreneurs, public enterprises,...