Bernhard G. Gunter and Rolph van der Hoeven, 2004
In this literature review of globalization, the paper argues that it is useful to split the globalization process into two parts. The first concerns factors such as trade, investment, technology, cross-border production systems, information flows, and communication. The second aspect of the globalization process concerns the increased homogenization of policies and institutions across the world. ...Alvaro Garcia Hurtado, 2004
This paper reviews the liberalization experience of Bolivia and Chile during the 1990s and argues that the so-called Washington Consensus type of structural reform policies had serious shortcomings. Both countries experienced an increase in their rates of growth, mostly by a rapid expansion of exports (as expected by the proponents of these policies). ...Alisia Di Caprio and Alice Amsden, 2004
This paper argues that the changeover from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to the World Trade Organization (WTO) regime in 1994 was accompanied by a contraction of the scope available to member Governments to conduct domestic industrial policy. This limit is particularly poignant for the set of mid-technology countries that are on the verge of industrialization.Antony Clunies Ross, 2004
This paper concentrates on various ways of mobilizing resources for social and economic development, which are technically and administratively accessible, are unlikely to impose any unduly high excess burden of costs through misallocation, are regarded as equitably distributed, are not politically out of the question and are so far not fully exploited or not exploited at all.Marilyn Carr and Martha Chen, 2004
This paper looks at patterns of social exclusion and inclusion in the realm of work from the perspective of the working poor, especially women, in developing countries. It identifies different processes of social exclusion and inclusion, rather than to assess their causes or measure their impact.Cagatay Nilufer and Ertuk Korkurt, 2004
This paper provides an overview of current knowledge of the complex relationship between gender inequalities and the economic liberalization policies that underpin globalization processes. They also discuss a range of economic policy proposals and initiatives, including at the macroeconomic level, which aim to promote gender equity in the context of the world economy.Jan Breman, 2004
This paper raises the question to what extent globalization is instrumental in overcoming or, alternately, aggravating situations of exclusion? It argues that it is necessary to understand both phenomena in a historical perspective. Exclusion is not of recent origin and cannot only be related to the acceleration in the process of globalization during the last quarter of a century.Stephanie Barrientos, Naila Kabeer and Naomi Hossain, 2004
Almeida dos Reis Jos� Guilherme, 2004
This paper underscores that International Finance is an important vehicle for growth, for creating jobs, for reducing poverty and for financing social services, but that flows of finance, however, are very unevenly distributed.Mariacristina Piva, 2003
This paper critically contrasts the positive implications of technology transfer, such as spillovers, technological catching-up, complementarities with domestic production with negative effects such as possible displacement of workers due to labour-saving and skill-biased technologies and crowding-out of domestic firms.Giovanni Andrea Cornia, 2003
This working paper critically discusses the various determinants of global income distribution, also presenting interesting and up-dated empirical evidence about both between-country inequality and within-country income inequality.Donald J. Robbins, 2003
Sonia Bhalotra, 2003
This working papers critically discusses the effect of economic liberalisation –including opening to trade and foreign investment – on Indian labour market, devoting particular attention to employment, unemployment, wages, productivity and conditions of work.Thomas G. Rawski, 2003
This paper analyses the Chinese labour market, presenting new evidences about wages and employment conditions, and describes recent trends in China’s within-country income distribution with particular reference to geographical and urban/rural income disparities. On the basis of these analyses and data, interesting policy implications are derived.Debbie Budlender, 2003
Debbie Budlender, 2003
Debbie Budlender, 2003
ISCO-88 was adopted as the Resolution concerning the revision of the International Standard Classification of Occupations by the 14th ICLS in November 1987. This report presents Ms. Budlender’s observations and recommendations concerning ISCO-88 and recent relevant national experiences.Pat Holden and Dagmar Walter, 2004
This working paper provides an initial overview and analysis of efforts in poverty reduction to date. This work has contributed to the development of a more dynamic ILO facility in the form of an ILO Resource Database on Poverty, Local Development and Decent Work. Its purpose is to generate further discussion and feedback on ILO’s poverty reduction frameworkJuan Diego Trejos Sol�rzano and Miguel Del Cid, 2003
This study presents a sub-regional vision of the informal economy in relation to labour markets, with special attention to labour force characteristics and indicators on its employment and working conditions (salaries, income, working hours, etc.). An attempt is thus made to contribute some evidence of decent working conditions in the informal economy, with all its complex heterogeneity.Gerturde Schaffner Goldberg and Helen Lachs Ginsburg, 2003
This paper examines whether women’s employment is likely to have been more affected by the impact of the events of 11 September 2001 and their aftermath than men’s employment. It would be hard to avoid the post-hoc fallacy, in any case, but in this situation, data for the period are incomplete, particularly for gender.