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This paper deals with the impact of irrigation on agrarian change and local politics in the period, 1960 to 1996 in the irrigated region of South Telengana, Andhra Pradesh. The article is based on a primary survey and two village case studies from Miryalguda Mandal of Nalgonda District, South...
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It is puzzling how much the discourse of development has backed away from the seemingly central question of rural poverty: land. Elaborate rules concerning its distribution, rights, regulation, protection, utilities have multiple development objectives, but poverty alleviation, individual...
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statistically significant. The finding that regional fertilizer markets in the Philippines are integrated is consistent with the …
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This study assessed the sources and levels of infrastructure financing in the Philippines for the last five years (2008 …
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A large-scale randomized experiment was conducted in the Philippines testing the impact of unilaterally facilitating …
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The paper calls the attention of policymakers to address critical constraints affecting the effective utilization of free trade agreements, growth, trade facilitation and customs administration, services liberalization, and investment incentives. [PIDS DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES NO. 2013-51].
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The aim of this research is to explore the determinants of household income and expenditure growth, and assess whether the poor are benefitting from economic development. Using regression analysis, five factors were examined (1) location of the household, (2) access to infrastructure, (3)...
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The employment performance of the employment generation programs appears transitory and short term. Although some programs exceeded the employment targets, it is not clear how these numbers are translated at the macro level. The programs are apparently intended to address other social issues...
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This report reviews the medical tourism industry in the Philippines. It discusses the global market for medical tourism …
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.12 percent, how should the Philippines allocate a very scarce and important resource—land—to meet the various needs of …
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