ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the impact of industrialization on employment creation and basic needs satisfaction in agricultural economies, comprising a case study of Punjab, India - discusses poverty, industrial structure and productivity trends (1961-1978), relations between agricultural...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on econometric modelling of labour markets for human resources planning in Central America - describes macroeconomics economic models of Guatemala, Venezuela and Brazil covering employment, the informal sector, labour market segmentation and underemployment;...

Argues that strategies encouraging surplus extraction from agriculture, combined with stalled industrialisation constitute the root causes of persistent rural poverty. Suggests that an agriculture-first strategy is necessary not only for rural poverty alleviation, but also for successful...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the economic implications of petroleum price increases in Peru, 1973 to 1980 - reviews trends in economic conditions; examines impact of higher oil prices on balance of trade, balance of payments, external debt, inflation and employment; looks at power...

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper presenting the macroeconomics dimension of capital formation and basic needs planning in Latin America - based on an economic model, discusses the role of economic policy, public investment and wage policy in economic growth; explains the relation...