From time immemorial societies have attempted in various ways to shelter people against social and economic adversities. These efforts have mostly tried to meet urgent needs for subsistence and to provide against contingencies. The definition of 'needs' and 'contingencies', and the exact nature...

The main purpose of this paper is to consider and evaluate indicators of decent work. The Director-General of the International Labour Office (ILO) first proposed decent work as a unifying framework and a central priority for the organization in his Report to the 87 th Session of the...

Konferenzbeiträge zur Strukturanpassungspolitik von Weltbank und Internationalem Währungsfonds. Neben Erfahrungsberichten aus Tansania, Kenia, Ghana und den Philippinen enthält der Band Stellungnahmen von Vertretern der Weltbank und von UNICEF. Die Beiträge beschäftigen sich insbesondere...

Dharam Ghai puts forward some practical proposals for accelerating the tempo of human development, poverty eradication and environmental regeneration in the countries of the South. He focuses on an employment strategy designed to enhance remunerative work and livelihood opportunities. He...