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The theme of the 2011 Philippines development report is 'generating inclusive growth, uplifting the poor and vulnerable …'. This theme is follows from the priorities set in President Aquino's Social Contract and the emerging 2011-2016 Philippines … Development Plan (PDP). The PDP details the vision of inclusive growth and poverty reduction that underlies the social contract …
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In the past three decades, the Philippines has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty. Driven by high growth … rates and structural transformation, the poverty rate fell by two-thirds, from 49.2 percent in 1985 to 16.7 percent in 2018 … million. This report is intended to inform public debate and policymaking on inequality in the Philippines. It synthesizes …
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evolution of poverty and inequality in the Philippines and by analyzing the factors that could be weakening the link between … economic growth and poverty reduction. It also provides a brief profile of the poor. Part two addresses the first strategic …, and social protection in the Philippines and proposes measures for strengthening social service delivery …
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This Poverty report is aimed at improving the understanding of poverty in Ukraine, and providing linkages between … growth, the evolution of economic sectors, and poverty. The main findings can be summed up as follows: An absolute poverty … the population lived in poverty by 2003. While in 1999 Ukraine had a poverty incidence higher than Poland, Russia …
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policies, and lower financing costs. Historically, the Philippines have been exposed to considerable fiscal risks, in part … abated, they still remain sizeable in the Philippines. To improve its risk management, the government is pursuing a program …
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"Subsidies to residential utility customers are popular among policymakers, utility managers, and utility customers alike, but they are nonetheless the subject of much controversy. Utility subsidies are seen as a way to help make utility service affordable for poor households and as an...
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