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A Comparison of the Industrialization Paths for Asian Services Outsourcing Industries, and Implications for Poverty Alleviation
Tschang, F Ted - eSocialSciences - 2011
stages of development (in the People’s Republic of China [PRC] and the Philippines) and one mature one (in India). Being … latecomers to offshoring work, the PRC and the Philippines have developed this industry in cooperation with multinational … Philippines has relied on MNEs to come in and set up facilities, with domestic firms setting up facilities where lower (knowledge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009350540
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Empathetic Innovations: Connections Across Boundaries
Gupta, Anil. K - eSocialSciences - 2010
others. Honey Bee Network has been documenting and valorizing grassroots innovations and traditional knowledge practices for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008739752
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Dynamics of Local Governance in Karnataka
Ananthpur, Kripa - eSocialSciences - 2006
The objective of this paper is to unpack the dynamics of local governance in Karnataka by studying the interaction between two sets of rural institutions, (a) the formal, elected Gram Panchayats(GPs), mandated by the 73rd amendment to the Indian Constitution in 1992, that typically cover a group...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699302
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Production and Marketing of Coconut in India
eSocialSciences - 2011
The production and marketing scenario of coconut in the country has witnessed a phenomenal development, particularly in the field of production such as development of improved high yielding dwarf varieties of crossbred coconut palm, traditional, non-traditional, commercial and industrial coconut...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009318503
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Turning the Tide: Improving Water Resource Management in the Philippines
eSocialSciences; Senate Economic Planning Office SEPO - 2012
must be ensured. Water governance in the Philippines, however, has become too complex with so many institutions involved …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393989
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The Currency and Financial Crisis in Southeast Asia: A Case of 'Sudden Death' or Death Foretold'?
Rajan, Ramkishen - eSocialSciences - 2010
paper, limiting our focus to the Southeast Asian economies (viz. Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines), we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008599378
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Should Asian Countries Adopt Gm Crops Despite Trade Regulations
Gruère, Guillaume - eSocialSciences - 2009
crops in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines in the presence of trade regulations. [IFPRI Brief No.13] …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512469
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Drug Regulation in the Philippines
Sobrepeña, Allan Grand A. - eSocialSciences - 2009
market. The high prices of drugs in the Philippines will serve as the background upon which the analysis of the intricacies … Philippines are higher compared to other neighboring countries using market failure particularly monopolistic tendencies of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004980026
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Implications Of The Economic Rise Of The PRC For Asean and India: Trade and Foreign Direct Investment
Rajan, Ramkishen S.; Srivastava, Sadhana - eSocialSciences - 2010
, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand), and India over time, as well as the intensity and changing dynamics of their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008460999
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Track Record of Financial Institutions in Assisting the Poor in Asia
Meyer, Richard L - eSocialSciences - 2009
A variety of institutional forms of microfinance are being introduced in Asia including by the ADB-and financial institutions pursue different objectives, so it is difficult to assess how well microfinance is actually contributing to poverty alleviation. There is little systematic data available...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008496180