Research of the World Employment Programme
Research of the World Employment Programme

Author: Hans Wolfgang Singer

Publisher: International Labour Organization

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9789221077589

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Research is an important part of the World Employment Programme (WEP), but it must form part of a package including technical co-operation, policy advice and field work, and must be policy oriented.

Agrarian Reform in Contemporary Developing Countries
Agrarian Reform in Contemporary Developing Countries

Author: Ajit Kumar Ghose

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2010-11-29

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1136891773

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Initially published in 1983, in association with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), this book is about the meaning, relevance and process of agrarian reform in contemporary developing countries. It includes seven detailed case studies – one each on Ethiopia, Peru, Chile, Nicaragua, Iran, Kerala, (India) and West Bengal (India). In all the cases, serious contemporary efforts were made to implement agrarian reform programmes and the case studies focus upon selected aspects of this reform process – origins, basic characteristics, problems of implementation and immediate consequences. Each region differs considerably in terms of socio-economic and administrative conditions, but when the reform efforts are placed in their respective historical contexts, several common themes emerge which are dealt with in detail. In all cases, it is clear that agrarian reform is essentially a political process, requiring major social movements and that piecemeal reforms will not solve the grave problems of growth, distribution and poverty in the Third World.

Employment, Technology and Development
Employment, Technology and Development

Author: Amartya Sen

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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This Study, Conducted By Professor Sen For The Ilo In The 1970S Emphasizes The Use Of Social Benefit-Cost Analysis As A Tool To Evaluate Employment Policies And Optimal Resource Allocation In Developing Countries.

The State of World Rural Poverty
The State of World Rural Poverty

Author: Idriss Jazairy

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 539

ISBN-13: 0814737544

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Despite almost four decades and billions of dollars in development activities, we are barely in a position to track the changing dynamics of poverty or to define with conviction the processes that entrap the poor in their misery. Accounting for about 90% of global poverty, rural poverty, through transmigration, is also a main contributor to urban poverty. It is in the rural areas of the world where poverty is most severe in human terms, where the hunger, hopelessness, hardship, and despair commonly associated with entrenched poverty are most pronounced, where basic health services, sanitation, educational opportunities, and other common amenities are most lacking. The alleviation of rural poverty is therefore tantamount to the alleviation of global poverty in its entirety. The State of World Rural Poverty offers the first comprehensive look at the economic conditions and prospects of the world's rural poor.