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Peer reviewedActon, Norman – International Labour Review, 1981
Cites some examples of effective employment creation, but warns that this is likely to be more difficult in the future due to increasing unemployment and underemployment, demographic shifts, strains on social support systems, and changes in the nature of work. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Demography, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Job Development
Peer reviewedGafar, John – International Labour Review, 1980
Outlines the magnitude of unemployment and underemployment in Jamaica, offers some explanations of the unemployment problem, and some policy proposals on how it might be combated. (CT)
Descriptors: Costs, Economic Climate, Economic Status, Financial Policy
Peer reviewedKlein, E. – International Labour Review, 1983
The conventional approach to analysis of employment problems in the modern sector, namely comparison of workforce supply and demand, is inapplicable in the traditional sector, where a distinction needs to be made between the concepts of workforce underutilization and its availability. The author discusses these concepts and presents their policy…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employment Problems, Human Capital, Labor Economics
