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Why have housing reforms failed to achieve the desired improvements in housing in the Philippines? A review of trends in government housing strategies..
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Changing leaders, changing styles, changing programs--this in a way sums up why policy reforms somehow get delayed and, at times, derailed often at th..
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This paper summarizes the research on population-related issues done between 1980-2002. The review organized the research into the following areas: (a..
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This paper comprehensively reviews the developments in the education and labor markets in the Philippines in the past 25 years. It highlights the tren..
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The paper examines the performance of the Philippines with respect to the fight against poverty. It reviews the trends in poverty using the various hu..
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This paper reviews the literature and evidence on the population and poverty nexus. The paper situates the role of demographic changes in development,..
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This paper examines the trends in Philippine banking regulation in the past 25 years. In particular, it notes that the Philippines has followed a poli..
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Research and development (R&D) and technology are analyzed from the perspective of Philippine economic growth in the paper. It examines the productivi..
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Due to the alarming increase in the scarcity of water in various parts of the world, there is a growing recognition from the supply side that efforts ..
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Although justification for competition policies is well founded in the economic literature, there is a need to understand their implications more full..
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This issue discusses whether or not there is a need to legislate a specific policy agenda for water governance in the country. The author assesses the..
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One of the indicators to measure the performance of fisheries R&D institutions is their ability to publish, especially in refereed journals in their a..
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To be of continuous and reliable service to poor families with small businesses, microfinance institutions (MFIs) must operate in a sustainable ma..
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Global markets for goods and services have opened for countries that have made substantial investments in technological innovations in transportation,..
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One of the ways to improve the administration of the value added tax (VAT) in the Philippines is through the development of industry standards against..
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