This study examines the land acquisition and distribution process of the CARP by analyzing the nature and extent of participation of the various government agencies. Attempts are also made in identifying the areas where land reform can be hastened. While there are opportunities for change, the...

This article is a review attempting to provide the background for a more detailed and rigorous examination, both theoretical and empirical, of the agrarian reform and interlinking issues. It deals largely on market interlinking and credit services, land market and credit interlocking. A welfare...

Using panel data from about 1,500 farm households and estimating from a logit model, the study shows that agrarian reform has had a positive impact on farmer beneficiaries. It has led to higher real per capita incomes and reduced poverty incidence between 1990 and 2000. Compared to nonagrarian...

This article has been delivered during the Central Bank Diamond Jubilee celebration on November 21,1988. It reviews the issues of Philippine structural adjustments with a focus on the identification of elements in the past Philippine efforts that appear to be critical in the future adjustment...

Using panel data from about 1,500 farm households and estimating from a logit model, results show that agrarian reform has had a positive impact on farmer beneficiaries. It has led to higher real per capita incomes and reduced poverty incidence between 1990 and 2000. Compared to nonagrarian...

The Dynamics of Rural Development Project attempts to examine the agricultural sector, which recently has been subjected to comprehensive agrarian reform and rural nonfarm enterprises (RNEs). This paper is an integration of the major findings of various studies under the second set of...

Despite implementation of structural adjustment programs, the agriculture sector has been continuously exhibiting a dismal performance. This paper analyzes the impact of economic policies on agricultural incentives from 1960-1992. Public expenditures for agricultural support services are also...

The paper discusses critical land issues in the Philippines and assesses the integration of those issues in the national development agenda and poverty reduction strategies. It covers issues related to agriculture, forest and urban lands, land administration and management and government...

While the CARP under the Aquino administration is expected to bring beneficial result, it may also carry with it adverse effects. One aspect that is expected to be affected is the availability and accessibility of credit in the fisheries industry. This paper reviews the existing literature on...

Mandated by the Philippine Constitution, agrarian reform is an intervention to promote social justice aimed by equalizing access to land. This paper is aimed at addressing the issue of whether or not agrarian reform has accomplished its objectives. It is also aimed at assessing its impact on the...