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The replacement of man by computers and automated machinery continues. Reading machines are now being used in increasingly large numbers (a) to provide input data to computers and (b) to activate equipment that performs minor tasks. The complexity of these tasks is expected to increase swiftly.

The objective of this study is to develop a set of econometric models for use in forecasting international tourist demand, as represented by the number of tourist visits, from the F.R. Germany and the United Kingdom to their respective major destinations.

According to current forecasts, tourism will become Canada's leading industry by the year 2000 in terms of income, export earnings and employment.

Recently major food and nutrition recommendations were made by the House of Commons Expenditure Committee on Preventive Medicine. The principle responses were contained in a subsequent government White Paper.

Adopts a case‐study approach in examining a manufacturing company in the food machinery business and its fortunes following increased automation. Considers issues such as company organization and culture, focusing particularly on employee participation and the development of Team Selling. Argues that employee participation is of vital importance, given that the motivation of a company as a whole rather than just departments brings everyone together in a successful team, dedicated to quality and on‐time performance.

THE visibility of a light depends, on a clear, dark night when the effect of atmospheric absorption can be neglected, on the inverse square of the distance at which it is observed, while the ultimate range at which it becomes invisible depends on the visual acuity of the observer.

MOBIL contributed substantially to our Product Review of synthetic lubricants and additives in the November/December issue and now follow up with news of developments in connection with their Delvac SHC engine oil. This, introduced originally for the motor transport industry, is now extended as a range of synthesized hydrocarbon products to cater for a wide variety of industrial applications.

Presents over sixty abstracts summarising the 1999 Employment Research Unit annual conference held at the University of Cardiff. Explores the multiple impacts of globalization on work and employment in contemporary organizations. Covers the human resource management implications of organizational responses to globalization. Examines the theoretical, methodological, empirical and comparative issues pertaining to competitiveness and the management of human resources, the impact of organisational strategies and international production on the workplace, the organization of labour markets, human resource development, cultural change in organisations, trade union responses, and trans‐national corporations. Cites many case studies showing how globalization has brought a lot of opportunities together with much change both to the employee and the employer. Considers the threats to existing cultures, structures and systems.

Investigates urban bias in state policy making in Mexico. Refers to literature claiming that rural poverty in developing nations is a major problem because capitalism reflects an urban bias. Examines social security coverage for the rural poor in Mexico and notes that there are great variations depending on area, suggesting that social security coverage is politically negotiable. Outlines briefly the historical development of Mexico’s welfare state and uses a power resource model to demonstrate how groups with competing interests go about securing benefits from the state. Cites literature on dependency theory, indicating that rural groups have failed to mobilize politically and have therefore not secured the same state resources (such as social security benefits and housing) as urban groups, yet argues that this does not always apply in Mexico, partially due to party politics and bureaucratic paternalism. Explains how data was collected to examine regional variations in social security coverage among the rural poor and how the data was analysed. Reveal that workers in important international export markets (such as cotton and sugar) have greater political leverage in obtaining better social security benefits. Notes also that areas supporting the political party in power obtain better benefits. Concludes, therefore, that rural workers are not powerless in the face of urban capitalism and that urban bias and dependency theories do not reflect the situation in Mexico – rather social security benefits are politically negotiable.