Books and reports
February 2019
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Flagship Report
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2019
13 February 2019
This report provides an overview of global and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labour force participation and productivity.
December 2016
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Publication
Labour regulation and development: Socio-legal perspectives
15 December 2016
December 2015
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Publication
The ILO from Geneva to the Pacific Rim – West meets East
16 December 2015
This volume of essays considers how the ILO has helped generate a set of ideas and practices to advance social and economic reform in the Americas and the Asia Pacific.
May 2014
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Publication
Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development
05 May 2014
"This book helps connect the dots between economic theory, the role of capabilities, the lessons from history and the practical challenges of design and implementation of industrial policies. In so doing it provides an excellent policy roadmap for anyone interested in the challenge of promoting catch-up growth and productive transformation." Ricardo Hausmann, Director, Center for International Development, Harvard University
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Publication
Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development - Chapter 14
05 May 2014
The paradox of US industrial policy: The development state in disguise
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Publication
Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development - Chapter 13
05 May 2014
Kick-starting industrial transformation in sub-Saharan Africa
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Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development - Chapter 12
05 May 2014
Industrial policy in a harsh climate: The case of South Africa
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Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development - Chapter 11
05 May 2014
The state and industrial policy in Chinese economic development
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Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development - Chapter 10
05 May 2014
Industrial policy as an effective development tool: Lessons from Brazil
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Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development - Chapter 9
05 May 2014
Export sophistication, growth and the middle-income trap