Poverty incidence has been declining in the Philippines over the past 10 years. However, with the advent of the Asian … crisis in 1997, there was a reversal in poverty trends. Estimates indicate that the headcount index has gone up to 40 percent … in 1998 from 31.8 percent in 1997. Other nonincome-based measures of poverty also suggest deterioration in the welfare …

In the last twenty years, the Philippines has gained a good progress in poverty reduction. However, compared to other … Philippine population lives below the poverty line. With landless status, the poor depended largely on labor with its embedded …

Over the past sixty years, the concept of development has expanded from economic growth and investment, to poverty … infrastructure to growth; the significance of growth, infrastructure, and human development to poverty reduction; the contribution of … growth and human development to sustainable development; the effect of nonfarm incomes to growth, poverty reduction, and …

The paper examines the performance of the Philippines with respect to the fight against poverty. It reviews the trends … in poverty using the various human development indicators. It also examines the changes in the policy environment over … the last 25 years. It identifies issues relating to programs, institutional arrangements and poverty measurement. …

This paper uses a CGE mircosimulation approach to analyze the effects of tariff reduction on poverty and income … poverty reduction in all areas not because of the improvement in household income, but because of the drop in consumer prices …

This paper reviews the literature and evidence on the population and poverty nexus. The paper situates the role of … demographic changes in development, in general, and poverty alleviation, in particular. It then presents the policy implications … poverty alleviation package. …

The study aims to assess the impact of rising prices of rice and fuel on poverty in the Philippines. In particular, the …

Despite high agricultural growth, the Philippine unemployed and underemployed has continued to swell. Rural poverty … concerning rural growth, linkages, poverty and income distribution; determinants of income diversification and demand and supply …