text: 1985 to 2000 r{ith the higher econonic aroeth acenario than rrith the loner-growthscenario. Even with high gro!,th, however, there would be large gaps between Ehelevels achieved by the year 2O0O and the goals seE in the Strategy. Consequently, major policy inltiati.ves and institutional developnenta would be needed to increase the quantity and efficiency of publ-ic and prlvate expenditure targeted to achieving the goals in the SErategy for social developnent.A/40/5L9 Engl ish Page 90 A. Enployment 1. current situation and recenc trends 3./ lg7. fhe fnternatlonal Development Strategy calls for full ernploymen C by the year 2000 and inten€ive effortB to lncrease opportunities for productlve einployment ' In rno6t developing countries tbe majority or a sizeable ninority of people 3ti11 nake tbeir livlng ln braditional sgriculture, anall-scale Erade and cransport and lor.r-proaluc tivi ty personal services. Small-scale self-ernploymenC, unPaid enployment of fanily rnenbera and Paid emplolment within the informal urban sector are significant sources of income' rn tbe earLy phases of grot{tth, these latter types of enploltment have increased ln relative inportance, ats higber levels of developnent, grohtth has nornally reduced the relatiee importance of such jobs shile also tnaking it Pos€ible to earn a better living in then. fn Cbe 1970s, nith increasing urbaniration, industrialization and the spread of comnercial agriculture anal Public services, paid enploltment in organized (i'e', fornar sector) establisbments spread raPidly throughout the developing regions. While economic fluctuations in the past. were reflected mainly ln levels of incone and the extent of underemployment in the develoPing countries, they have recently cone to b€ nore directly felE ln open unemplolment. open unernployrnent in l98o was estinated by ILo to be 6 per cent of the labour force of the developing countries as a group' exclualing china (see table 3l) . The recession of the early 1980s has much increased suclr oRen unenPloynent and exacerbated the Problem of under -enrPloyment.
analysis: The text discusses the economic development of developing countries, with a focus on employment, growth, and development. It highlights the importance of employment and the challenges faced by developing countries in achieving full employment by the year 2000. The text also touches on the impact of economic fluctuations on employment and underemployment.