Men or machines; a Philippines case study of labour-capital substitution in road construction

Deepak Lal, Alan. Heap and Boisen H.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper, emanating from the WEP, on an experimentalcase study of labour intensive road construction in the Philippines - shows the technical efficiency and low social costs of labour-capital substitution, and covers project evaluation, technical aspects, cost benefit analysis, etc. Graphs, illustrations, maps, references and statistical tables.

Keywords: WEP; experiment; labour intensive employment.; road construction; efficiency.; social cost; project evaluation; technical aspect; cost benefit analysis; statistical table; PME; expérience; emploi à forte intensité de main-d'oeuvre; construction de routes; efficacité; coût social; évaluation de projet; aspect technique; analyse coûts-avantages; tableau statistique; PME; experimento; empleo con alto coeficiente de mano de obra; construcción vial; eficiencia; costo social; evaluación de proyectos; aspecto técnico; análisis de costos y beneficios; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 241 pages
Date: 1974
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-22, Technology and Employment Project

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