Publications

2012

1. Up-scaling Local Economic Development: Lessons from the Ghana Decent Work Programme 2011

   18 December 2012

   This case study presents and analyses the lessons learned from the Local Economic Development (LED) component of the Ghana Decent Work Programme (GDWP), particularly with regard to up-scaling and replication. It shows that LED can have sustainable impact at local and national levels alike. In the context of increasing decentralization the LED component fostered social dialogue at local level through the establishment of district-level Sub-committees on Productive and Gainful Employment (SPGEs); strengthened local businesses; and promoted extension of social protection for workers in the informal economy, among other initiatives. The LED component placed significant emphasis on economic sectors with a high share of working women.

2. Boosting Local Economies

   13 March 2012

   The ILO approach to local economic development - Sustainable Enterprises

3. Managing your agricultural cooperative, My.COOP

   01 February 2012

   Training package and programme on the management of agricultural cooperatives

2010

1. Labour-oriented participation in municipalities

   01 December 2010

   While social dialogue at the national level (both sectoral or multi-sectoral) has recognized attributes, at the same time, there are local level issues related to labour which are difficult to capture at the national level. The Sectoral Activities Department of the ILO has published the working paper: “Labour-oriented participation in municipalities. How decentralized social dialogue can benefit the urban economy and its sectors”, which presents practices of local social dialogue. It also provides guidance for municipal actors to engage in local social dialogue with the aim of improving the situations of workers and companies in the municipality from the decent work perspective.

2. Gender Mainstreaming in Local Economic Development Strategies : A guide

   04 June 2010

3. Routes out of the crisis - strategies for local employment recovery, skills development & social protection in Asia

   15 March 2010

   Meeting Report - Malang, Indonesia, 1-3 December 2009

4. The Enter-Growth Project Sri Lanka

   28 January 2010

   Applying a market development lens to an ILO local enterprise development project

2009

1. South and South-East Asia Conference on Local Economic Development

   17 June 2009

   Knowledge sharing and the way forward - Conference Report - 16/17 June 2009

2008

1. Reader Inter-Agency Conference on Local Economic Development

   24 October 2008

   @local.glob Global Thinking for Local Development - Issue No. 5 - Year 2008 - Special issue prepared and produced in conjunction with: ILO Local Economic Development (ILO/LED) in support of the Inter-Agency Conference on Local Economic Development 22-24 October 2008

2. Enterprise for Pro-Poor Growth Project: Impact Assessment on the Enterprise Culture Component (Final Report)

   01 October 2008

3. Palama - A bridge to a different way of working

   01 October 2008

   Case Study of the Palama Forum Theatre Project for Enterprise Culture Sri Lanka, 2005-2008

4. ILO Jakarta: Special Edition Newsletter - Job Opportunities for Youth - September 2008

   01 September 2008

5. Developing the Floriculture Sector In North-Western and North-Central Provinces

   01 May 2008

   Value Chain Development For more Competitiveness and Decent Work

6. Local Economic Development in Polonnaruwa district, Sri Lanka

   01 April 2008

   A Case Study prepared by Carlien van Empel as part of the Good Practice LED Cases in South Asia uder the ROAP LED Product Line of 2007

7. Local Economic Development in Indonesia: Partnerships for tourism development

   01 March 2008

   LED Story No. 13

2007

1. Local Economic Development in Nicaragua: The Competitivity Agenda: Planning Dynamically

   15 September 2007

   LED Story No. 12

2. Local Economic Development in El Salvador: Fostering women entrepreneurship to fight poverty

   01 September 2007

   LED Story No. 10

3. Local economic development for employment generation, peace and security : approaches, tools, and good practices in the Philippines

   01 September 2007

   Report of an ILO-SRO Manila Technical Workshop

4. Local Economic Development in Chile: Cultural identity as an engine of development

   15 August 2007

   LED Story No. 9

5. Local Economic Development in Argentina: Labour insertion and enterprise promotion : Activating development

   10 August 2007

   LED Story No. 8