ILO pub. Article on the need for human resources planning for employment creation programmes in Egypt in the 1980s - considers recent trends, makes forecasts, examines income distribution, and discusses wage rates, resource allocation, human resources, training needs and other aspects of labour...

Explores the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the development of small enterprises in developing countries. Considers the conditions that must be met: connectivity, security and legal framework, roles of the government and the private sector in developing...

The article provides a broad-based overview on competing development strategies and the economic performance of developing countries, mainly since the year 2000. Four traditional mainstream development strategies are discussed (Washington Consensus, neo-liberalism, "good governance" and MDGs)...