This paper examines the linkages of poverty and environment at the household level in Philippine slums. Rapid … education. Bad living environment thus deepens poverty, increases the vulnerability of both the poor and nonpoor living in slums …

Process Under a Decentralized Governance Framework “, a joint project of National Economic and Development Authority …

This study looks at emigration governance in the context of decentralized Indonesia. It examines various local …

: Managing the Urbanization Process Under the decentralized Governance Framework” jointly undertaken by the Philippine Institute …

Urbanization Process Under a Decentralized Governance Framework “, a joint project of the National Economic and Development …

Governance is a complex concept. It includes the state’s institutions and structures, its decision-making process, its … to develop a composite index of the quality of governance at the local government level. It also defines limited … and space. The governance quality index constructed here is focused on three principal elements: capacity of the LGU to …

This paper attempts to analyze governance systems in Southeast Asia and proposes some policy suggestions that can … improve governance practices in the region. It also discusses the links between governance and official development assistance … and the role of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. To put the discussion on governance systems in a proper …

, improvement in governance of indigenous financial systems, and the importance of savings mobilization. …

of governance, it is important that institutional issues confronting any sector be addressed. It is in this light that … this paper aims to analyze the institutional issues affecting the cost and effectiveness of governance of the agriculture …, natural resource and environment sectors. What direction institutional reforms should take is proposed. …