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This paper presents a summary of the evolution of major practices in rice production over the last 100 years in the country. These practices essentially evolved out of the changes in the varieties introduced and planted by Filipino farmers, which have to change the manner by which production and...
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This study aims to characterize and analyze the various contractual arrangements in selected agricultural commodities in parts of Central and Northern Luzon. Specifically, the objectives are to: i) characterize the nature, process, and degree of various agricultural contracts involved in the...
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The paper discusses the ASEAN + 3 integration in the context of the literature on hub-and-spoke regionalism. It argues … that, provided proper rules of origin are incorporated, the different bilateral arrangements between ASEAN countries and … arrangements skirt the slow decision process which marks the ‘ASEAN way’ and create some sort of ‘coalition of the willing’ that …
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The paper examines the policies pursued by the Philippines in response to the increasing economic integration and interdependence of nations and regions around the world, focusing in particular on the country’s multi-track approach to trade and investment liberalization. The country’s...
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context of the Philippines and other ASEAN countries are also discussed. …
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Contrary to earlier findings, tariffs in most favored nations have significantly declined by as much as 51 percent since 1986. Nevertheless, the obduracy of some sectors to remain behind the protective tariffs and the existence of non-trade barriers still remain to be hurdled. Key strategy in...
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Given the need to review the investment incentives of the ASEAN countries, this paper quantifies the impact of the …
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Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The countries are grouped into sending (Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines) and receiving … labor migration management in ASEAN, namely: (a) the importance of integrating international migration into national and …
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-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), focusing on the ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). PTP can be …) other valid reasons that APEC countries will deem important. The paper situates PTP tourism in the context of intra-ASEAN … tourism in ASEAN and APEC. …
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Contrary to earlier findings, tariffs in most favored nations have significantly declined by as much as 51 percent since 1986. Nevertheless, the obduracy of some sectors to remain behind the protective tariffs and the existence of nontrade barriers still remain to be hurdled. Key strategy in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184692