Employment policies in Developing countries: a comparative analysis

This book provides, in a condensed and accessible form, a systematic ac count of the problems encountered by developing countries in the field of employment and related areas; it also provides a broad survey of measures taken to alleviate or solve these problems, and of results achieved. As far as possible a sector-by-sector approach has been adopted, but more general issues, such as vocational training and education, population and migration policies, and cross-sectoral economy wide measures to promote more employment are also discussed.
Based on extensive compilation of information relating to all the develop ing regions of the world and written by specialists of the International Labour Office with long and wide-ranging ex perience of the questions discussed, the book is practical in intent, although it does not neglect theoretical issues.
The considerable resources of the ILO's World Employment Programme have been directed to make this volume a useful tool both for general development economists anxious to become more familiar with employment issues, and for specialists, who will find in it a handy digest and evaluation of much worldwide experience in the field of employment.