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Philippines - Public Expenditure Review : Strengthening Public Finance for More Inclusive Growth
World Bank - 2012
years. Its main findings are that, since the late 1990s, the Philippines has been caught in a low-revenue, low …-expenditure trap and that the current level of public revenues is not sufficient to close the development gap between the Philippines … and East Asian comparator countries. The Philippines exhibits similar efficiency of public expenditures as the regional …
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Philippine Economic Update : Accelerating Reforms to Meet the Jobs Challenge
World Bank - 2014
to 12 months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank studies on the Philippines. The Philippine economy … in decades attributable to improved tax administration. The medium-term growth prospects for the Philippines are good …
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Philippines Economic Update, October 2017 : Preserving Consistency and Policy Commitment
World Bank - 2017
The Philippines Economic ... …
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Philippines : Fostering More Inclusive Growth
World Bank - 2011
evolution of poverty and inequality in the Philippines and by analyzing the factors that could be weakening the link between …, and social protection in the Philippines and proposes measures for strengthening social service delivery …
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Philippines Quarterly Update, March 2012 : From Stability to Prosperity for All
World Bank - 2012
The Philippine economy grew slower than expected at 3.7 percent in 2011, held back by weak public spending and external demand. In the fourth quarter (Q4), growth slightly improved at 3.7 percent. As in past quarters, growth was driven by remittance-fueled household consumption, which grew by...
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Capital utilization in manufacturing : Colombia, Israel, Malaysia, and the Philippines
Bautista, Romeo M. (contributor) - 1981
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A road to trust
Labonne, Julien - 2008
,100 households in 135 rural communities of the Philippines, the paper shows that where transaction costs are reduced (proxied by road …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521053
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Do community-driven development projects enhance social capital? : evidence from the Philippines
Labonne, Julien - 2008
Philippines in which communities competed for block grants for infrastructure investment. The analysis uses a unique data set of …
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Early childhood development through an integrated program : evidence from the Philippines
Behrman, Jere R. (contributor) - 2006
"More attention and resources have been devoted in recent years to early childhood development (ECD) in low- and middle-income countries. Rigorous studies on the effectiveness of ECD-related programs for improving children's development in various dimensions in the developing world are scant....
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Doha scenarios, trade reforms, and poverty in the Philippines : a computable general equilibrium analysis
Cororaton, Caesar Bucia - 2005
"Since the early 1980s the Philippines has undertaken substantial trade reform. The current Doha Round of World Trade … households in the wake of falling world prices and demand for the Philippines' agricultural exports. The authors find that the … poverty, especially in rural areas and among the unemployed, self-employed, and rural low-educated. The Philippines is found …
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