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  1. Working Paper No. 14 - The impact of liberalization and globalization on income inequality in developing and transitional economies

    01 January 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.

  2. Working Paper No. 13 - The impact of trade liberalization upon inequality in developing countries

    01 January 2003

  3. Working Paper No. 12 - The impact of economic liberalization on employment and wages in India

    01 January 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.

  4. Working Paper No. 11 - Recent developments in China's labour economy

    01 January 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.

  5. Working Paper No. 10 - Improving occupational classifications as tools for describing labour markets: A summary of recent national experiences.

    01 October 2003

  6. Working Paper No. 10 - Improving occupational classifications as tools for describing labour markets: A summary of recent national experiences

    01 October 2003

  7. Working Paper No. 9 - Whither the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88)

    01 January 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.

  8. Working Paper No. 8 - Poverty initiatives in the ILO: a review of past and present approaches

    01 February 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 framework

  9. Working Paper No. 7 - Decent work and the informal economy in Central America

    01 January 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.

  10. Working Paper No. 6 - Assessing the impact of the attacks of 11 September 2001 on women's employment in the United States

    01 January 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.

  11. Working Paper No. 5 - Indicators of Social Dialogue: Concepts and Measurements

    01 May 2003

  12. Working Paper No. 3 - Globalization and Decent Work: Options for Panama

    01 October 2002

    This study was carried out in the context of ILO’s efforts to promote decent work and to spell out concretely what sets of policies hold the promise of achieving that objective. Panama is one of an initial set of countries where the ILO and its constituents have agreed to explore the manifold dimensions of a decent work agenda.

  13. Working Paper No. 2 - Measuring Decent Work with Statistical Indicators

    01 October 2002

    The central premise of this paper is that it is important for the ILO to settle on a basic core set of decent work indicators and a plan of action for statistical activities. The Office should also seriously consider developing a complementary set of indicators to measure supporting national and international legal frameworks and conventions for the eleven major aspects of decent work identified in this paper.

  14. Working Paper No. 1 - ILO activities on the social dimension of globalization: Synthesis report

    01 January 2002

    This report is a synthesis of ILO activities on the social dimension of globalization. It relates globalization and ILO's decent work agenda, providing an integrated framework for capturing some of the benefits of globalization, in terms of opportunities for work and income that meet the aspirations of people, in circumstances in which rights are respected and participation is guaranteed.
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