Books and reports

December 2004

1. World employment report 2004-05. Employment, productivity and poverty reduction (includes CD-ROM)

   06 December 2004

   Explores the evidence regarding the impact of productivity performance on both employment growth and poverty reduction. Finds that there are tradeoffs to be made in striking the right policy balance between employment and income growth, and between productivity growth anj poverty reduction.

November 2004

1. Improving prospects for young women and men in the world of work. A guide to youth employment

   08 November 2004

   Provides a series of policy considerations and recommendations covering the main policy areas related to youth employment. Summarizes the problems of youth in the labour market, identifies their main causes and examines recent international initiatives. Discusses the roles and responsibilities of the actors involved and considers the benefits of strengthened social dialogue and cooperation.

November 2003

1. Labour markets in transition. Balancing flexibility and security in Central and Eastern Europe

   10 November 2003

   Examines the interaction between labour market flexibility, employment security and labour market policies in the Central and Eastern European transition countries and provides comparison with labour market behaviour in OECD countries.

June 2003

1. Jobs and incomes in a globalizing world

   11 June 2003

   Examines the effects of globalization on jobs, wages and incomes in industrialized and developing countries. Focuses on the 1980s and 1990s.

January 2003

1. Global employment trends

   20 January 2003

June 2001

1. Towards the goal of full employment. Trends, obstacles and policies.

   12 June 2001

October 1999

1. Adjustment, employment and missing institutions in Africa

   25 October 1999

2. Employment and labour market policies in transition economies

   20 October 1999

January 1999

1. The Asian financial crisis

   26 January 1999

   Analyses the social impact and policy implications of the Asian financial crisis. Documents the severe rise in unemployment and its repercussions in the worst-affected countries (the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia) and how this has, to a varying extent, overwhelmed their underdeveloped systems of social protection. Argues that, in light of this experience, urgent action is required both to relieve current social distress and to strengthen the system of social protection.

November 1998

1. Gender equality and occupational segregation in nordic labour markets

   13 November 1998

   Analyses women's position and status in three Nordic labour markets as it is manifested in labour market inequalities and in particular occupational segregation by sex over the period from 1970 to 1990. Provides examples of Nordic policies to enhance gender equality (family support programmes, legal framework and national machinery for equality policies) that are important with regard to segregation. Comprises a statistical analysis using statistics on female-dominated and male-dominated occupations and indices of inequalities; an investigation of monetization of household work and differences in the degree of occupational segregation by sex in the three countries; and a study of the status of women and men in similar occupations where there are differences in status.