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The experience of Olongapo City in managing economic distress due to the loss of its economic anchor, the Subic Bay Naval Base, offers a rich lesson in local governance on how critical it is to plan ahead. The risk of a severe downturn, primarily due to economic dependency, can be successfully...
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Delivering public goods and services requires identifying the needs of constituents and designing policies and programs to address these needs in the hopes of attaining development. These policy and program interventions should get the appropriate budgetary allocations to be implemented and...
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purchase and housing development. It is already considered to be the most innovative and responsive government housing program … Density Housing Program (HDHF). It also provides recommendations on how the identified problems can be addressed. …
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This paper examines the effectiveness and efficiency of implementation of the National Housing Authority (NHA … (or the Greater Manila Area) and 43 in the regions. The dominant scheme in GMA is the Completed Housing Project (CHP) with … more than 70 percent (32 sites) of total projects developer constructed. The balance consists of Incremental Housing …
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This study examines the effectiveness of the Local Housing Board (LHB) as a platform for participatory governance in … the delivery of public housing in an urban setting. It looks into the conduct and outcomes of participation in the LHB … using the case study approach. The results show that participatory governance through the Local Housing Board is still …
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Understanding housing affordability is key to addressing the housing problem. This study evaluates housing … percent of income standard that is commonly used as a measure of housing affordability in the country. The authors note that … the 30 percent of income standard overestimates housing affordability among the poor and underestimates among those in the …
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This study intends to provide a snapshot of the city government (in a developing country) as it uses information and communication technology (ICT) to transform its public service delivery and promote good urban governance. The volume of work related to services provided by local governments...
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The study examines local responses to globalization, with Cebu as a case in point. It describes the initiatives of the business, export, and ICT sectors in adjusting to global demands. Manifestations of glocalization are indicated in the increased role of local players, intensified global-local...
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