The spatial structure of the Philippines' overseas employment program
Employment policy ; Government intervention ; International migration ; Labour ; Labour migration ; Philippines ; Regulation ; Spatial structure
The paper examines the changing spatial structure of the Philippines' overseas employment program and especially the shift from a centralized to a decentralized structure. Findings suggest that the Philippines' attempt at decentralization has been
Employment ; Environmental conservation ; Forest ; France ; Mountain ; Resource management ; Rhône-Alpes ; Savoie ; Wood industry
A case study undertaken by the European Observatory of Mountains Forests (EOMF) of how the forests in the alpine department of Savoy, France are used to provide sustainable employment. Municipal forests tend to be large and coniferous (Norway spruce
, silver fir, and Scots pine), private forests are tiny and broadleaf, and the state controls some forests on land subject to erosion. Although the area of forest has increased in recent years, employment in forestry activities has not followed the same
An examination of extreme urban poverty : the effect of metropolitan employment and demographic dynamics
Deindustrialization ; Economic restructuring ; Employment ; Living standard ; Poverty ; Spatial concentration ; United States of America ; Urban district ; Urban economy
The impact of export processing zone development on employment creation in Kenya
Economy ; Employment ; Enterprise ; Enterprise zone ; Export ; Government intervention ; Kenya ; Social security ; Trade union ; Wage ; Years 1960-69 ; Years 1990-99
économiques du Kenya de 1963 à 1997. Structure de la main-d'oeuvre employée dans ces zones. Etude des salaires, de la protection sociale et de l'action syndicale.
Employability, adaptability and flexibility : changing labour market prospects. Special issue
Employment ; Employment area ; Employment policy ; Flexibility ; Labour ; Labour market ; Labour mobility ; Local development ; Manpower ; Regional disparities ; Spain ; Unemployment ; United Kingdom ; Working population
The intrametropolitan distribution of computer services employment, 1982 and 1993
Computing ; Customers ; Employment ; Location ; Producer services ; Proximity ; Service ; Spatial concentration ; United States of America ; Urban economy
farm enterprises cultivate about 49 ha, this is twice the size of corresponding farms in West Germany. The radical transformation process was accompanied by a massive reduction of employment to only one sixth of the initial employment figure. Today
The paper examines the growth of and structural changes in the service sector in the Warsaw Agglomeration during the first years of the transformation of the Polish economy after 1989. The analysis is based mainly on employment data
Argentina ; Buenos Aires ; Employment ; Foreign worker ; Gardening ; International migration ; Labour migration ; Precarious employment ; Quality of life ; Social relations ; Working conditions