▁Niger , ▁Sierra ▁Le one ) ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁implement ▁the ▁Basic ▁Ne eds ▁approach . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁following ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁struct ural ▁adjust ment ▁programs ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁and ▁the ▁IM F , ▁Dr . ▁van ▁der ▁H oe ven ▁research ed ▁and ▁advoc ated ▁that ▁employ ment ▁and ▁other ▁social ▁concerns ▁should ▁be ▁taken ▁into ▁account ▁in ▁struct ural ▁adjust ment ▁programs . ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁high - level ▁meeting ▁on ▁struct ural ▁adjust ment ▁and ▁employ ment ▁of ▁the ▁I LO ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁joined ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁UN ICE F , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁J olly ▁that ▁worked ▁on ▁Ad just ment ▁with ▁a ▁Human ▁Face . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁I LO ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁Inter de partment al ▁Project ▁on ▁Struct ural ▁Ad just ment ▁in ▁the ▁I LO . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁war ns ▁of ▁the ▁global ization ▁effects ▁on ▁income ▁inequality ▁and ▁employ ment , ▁and ▁became ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁technical ▁secret ariat ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁Social ▁Dim ension ▁of ▁Global ization . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁van ▁der ▁H oe ven ▁has ▁focused ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁functional ▁inequality ▁of ▁income ▁distribution ▁between ▁labor ▁and ▁capital , ▁i . e . ▁the ▁share ▁of ▁gross