The upcoming Canadian Society for International Health
(CSIH) November 6-9 Conference on Health in the Global
Economy looks at the impact of the neo-liberal agenda 
on health. See: http://www.csih.org

As complementary (or background) reading for that focus 
the International Labour Organization’s International 
Labour Review ( Vol 144 (2005), No. 1) has published 
an interesting and useful article entitled:

Circumventing marcroeconomic conservatism: A policy 
framework for growth, employment and poverty reduction,
written by Iyanatul ISLAM. 

The abstract of the article is as follows:

Conservative macroeconomic policy, as currently understood
and practiced in many developing countries, is preoccupied
with stability at the expense of growth and with fiscal 
and inflation targets at the expense of employment. This 
article argues that the empirical foundation of 
macroeconomic conservatism is fragile and there is a case 
for developing a viable alternative to current orthodoxy. 
Such an alternative is consistent with the substance and 
spirit of the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda that emphasizes 
employment creation, comprehensive social protection, 
and the strengthening of labour market institutions 
through social dialogue and protection of labour rights.

The article is in the currently distributed edition 
(vol 144, No. 1)of the International Labour Review. 

It is available online via http://www.ilo.org and 
engentaconnect.com, but only for a fee.

Sam Lanfranco 
Distributed Knowledge

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