TY - BOOK AU - Richards,P.J. ED - International Labour Office. TI - Towards the goal of full employment: trends, obstacles and policies SN - 9221113892 AV - HD5713 .R535 2001 PY - 2001///] CY - Geneva PB - International Labour Office KW - Full employment policies N1 - "This study takes as its point of departure a report presented to an International Labour Organization (ILO) meeting in November, 1999"--P. xi; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. commitment to full employment -- Measuring and defining employment and unemployment -- employment strategy: Common elements and variations -- 2. current employment picture -- global and regional employment picture -- Broad issues of employment quality -- 3. employment effects of current policies -- Developing countries: Recent experience -- "older" OECD member countries: The 1990s -- Structural adjustment in Central and Eastern Europe -- 4. Conclusions -- Poverty, income distribution and economic growth -- Are full employment policies broadly on the right track? -- How the ILO helps; 300-399 N2 - This study provides an overview of the current global employment situation. It examines the effectiveness of existing policies and how many of them fall short in today's economic climate ER -