March 1995

1. Publication

   Structural adjustment and employment policy. Issues and experience

   31 March 1995

   Examines the interaction between structural adjustment policies and levels of wages and employment in developing countries, focusing on the experiences of Chile and Indonesia during the 1980s. Includes a discussion on the evaluation of structural adjustment policies.

2. Publication

   International bid preparation (ICM 4)

   08 March 1995

   Explains the process of bidding for international construction projects and provides a guide to planning, procurement, estimating costs and preparing the final BID.

3. Publication

   International bidding case study (ICM 2)

   08 March 1995

   Through the use of a model harbour project, provides a guide to the various stages of bidding for a major international construction project. Based on practice in the United Kingdom which is used as a frame of reference. Encourages the reader to compare alternative approaches and adapt the application of techniques to suit local regulatory, contractual and tax regimes.

February 1995

1. Publication

   The poverty agenda. Trends and policy options. New approaches to poverty analysis and policy III

   14 February 1995

   Explores poverty patterns and the design of policies to reduce poverty. Offers an assessment of the main trends in poverty in different regions of the world and sets this within the broader context of development patterns and the macro-economic environment. Highlights the role played by macro-economic policy, stressing the effects of stabilization and structural adjustment on inequality and poverty.

2. Publication

   The poverty agenda and the ILO. Issues for research and action. New approaches to poverty analysis and policy I

   14 February 1995

   Focuses on the approach followed by the ILO with respect to poverty. Comprises a description and critical evaluation of the corresponding research and action programmes of the Organization, covering areas such as employment, social security, labour regulations and relations.

3. Publication

   The poverty agenda. Reducing poverty through labour market policies. New approaches to poverty analysis and policy II

   14 February 1995

   Focuses on the relationship between labour market policies and poverty. Evaluates in particular the potential impact of the minimum wage, training and labour market regulation on the incidence of poverty.

4. Publication

   Yearbook of labour statistics (53rd edition), 1994 with Sources and methods: Labour statistics, vol.6 Seventy-five years of international labour statistics

   01 February 1995

   Reviews the data collecting, standard-setting (for improving international comparability of national statistics), and technical cooperation activities of the ILO Bureau of Statistics in the field of labour statistics.

January 1995

1. Publication

   Constructive change. Managing international technology transfer (ICM 5)

   31 January 1995

   Provides a framework for managing the implementation of technology transfer projects, identifies critical stages in the process and discusses major factors that can influence the success of such projects.

2. Publication

   Financing international projects (ICM 3)

   13 January 1995

   Based on practices in the United Kingdom which are used as a frame of reference. Covers principles of project financing, sources of finance, and alternative approaches to financing.

3. Publication

   International project accounting (ICM 1)

   13 January 1995

   Based on practices in the United Kingdom which are used as a frame of reference. Encourages the reader to compare alternative approaches and adapt the application of techniques to suit local regulatory, contractual and tax regimes.