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Europe and the World Without
Full text linkHow Europe shapes its future for the next 10 or 20 years will determine to an important degree how the developing countries are able to shape theirs. And vice versa. What kind of growth can be devised for the European Community which will meet our own social and economic needs and at the same time enable us to help the people of the poorer countries meet theirs? Europe and the World Without examines the wide range of Community policies and programmes which affect development in the Third World, including finance, trade, agriculture, employment, industry and migration. The report concludes with recommendations to the European Commission and the member governments for improving the Community's performance in meeting its global responsibilities.1. Another Europe; 2. Structuring the Future; 3.Finance: The Market Price; 4. Trade: Is it a deal?; 5. Food and Agriculture: Jaques and the Beanstalk; 6. People and Work: The Shape of Things to Come; 7. Conclusion and Recommendations; References, bibliography and abbreviation
Food From Waste
Full text linkThe United Kingdom in common with other affluent and industrialized nations wastes enormous quantities of food every year. This paper makes some suggestions as to how, by feeding our pigs on food waste we can make better use of resources, improve our balance of payments and foster a move towards a more equitable distribution of world grain supplies.Introduction; The Rationale; The Scheme; Social Costs/Benefits and Other Considerations; Conclusion and Recommendations; Appendix I Breakdown of Capital Expenditure; Appendix II Breakdown of Running Costs; References and Bibliograph
The Doctor Go Round
Full text linkWhat can be done to achieve adequate health care for the huge numbers of people in the world who now receive little or none? While a person in Britain receives more doctor-care in a year than the average Ethiopian can expect in a lifetime, what kind of health programmes are needed to bridge the gap? And how much longer can Britain expect to rely on transfusions of medical manpower from developing countries whose need for improved health services is much more basic than our own? The debate in Britain about the future of the National Health Service has _ its parallel also at the international level. The Doctor-Go-Round explores the links between m the two and offers some conclusions about the future direction of UK policy.Introduction; Part One: Health Care in Developing Countries; Problems of Health Care in Developing Countries; The Role of Medical Auxiliaries; Costs and Benefits of Schemes Using Auxiliaries; British Medical Aid Overseas; Part Two: British Medical Manpower Policy and Doctors from Developing Countries; Doctors from Developing Countries in Britain; Factors Affecting Migratory Flows of Doctors In and Out of Britain; Need for a Revised Medical Manpower Policy; Recommendations; Appendix, References, Bibliograph
Women in Rural Zaire and Upper Volta: Improving methods of skill acquisition
Full text linkMuch has been written and said about the fuller, more equal and less onerous role which rural women, especially in African countries should play in the context of national socio-economic development and about the policies and programmes to be pursued to bring this about. The starting point of this study is the observations and analysis by the author of concrete situations of two African countries, i.e. to show what the actual pattern of employment and labour utilisation as well as the skill needs and ways of acquiring them are among women in rural communities. It is on the basis of his field studies that the author, who has many years of experience in field work with rural people, puts forward a number of conclusions and suggestions about rural "women-power", its development and utilisation. These views may not find general agreement among all concerned with improving the lot of rural women, but the author makes the point forcefully that adequate knowledge about what the present situation really is and what the tendencies are is essential to working out policies and programmes to bring about changes and improvements which are acceptable to the rural community at large and which are therefore likely to be effective.The study is a revised version of a working paper issued in the framework of the ILO World Employment Programme and specifically its Research Project on Education and Employment. This project, which is supported by a grant from DANIDA, aims at elucidating the education/training-labour market-employment links with a special view to contributing to the knowledge base of policy making in these areas. While the ILO has commissioned the working paper and encouraged its preparation in many ways, it does not necessarily share the conclusions and suggestions expressed by the author.The social and economic activities of the rural family in Zaire and Upper Volta; Teaching occupational skills for girls and women in rural areas; An assessment of some agricultural projects and their effect on the traditional pattern of work of women in rural areas; Some suggestions for improving skill acquisition for men and women in rural areas; Skill acquisition for non-farm occupations in rural areas; Conclusions and suggestions for further studies and researc