Towards the goal of full employment : trends, obstacles and policies / by Peter Richards.

By: Richards, P. J. (Peter J.) [author]
Contributor(s): International Labour Office
Publisher: Geneva : International Labour Office, [2001]Copyright date: c2001Description: xiii, 143 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9221113892Subject(s): Full employment policiesDDC classification: LOC classification: HD5713 | .R535 2001
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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"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.

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.

300-399

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