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Tagum City: Development at the Crossroads
Gerochi, Hope - 2004
Population processes and outcomes (in this case, urbanization) influences and changes the development of an area and vice versa. In the case of Tagum City, its growing economy is presumed to be attracting considerable movement of people which proves to present both opportunities and challenges...
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Globalization and Glocalization: Experiences in the Local Philippine Context
Roldan, Ma. Divina Gracia Z. - 2010
The study examines local responses to globalization, with Cebu as a case in point. It describes the initiatives of the … government. Attendant issues and challenges concerning Cebu's glocal experience such as persistent poverty and increasing …
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Lipa City...Emerging City for All Seasons???
Cuenca, Janet S.; Dometita, Ma. Libertad - 2004
The paper focuses on the socioeconomic development experience of Lipa in its journey to being an emerging city. Specifically, it presents the urbanization process in the city particularly the demographic and socioeconomic process with emphasis on the changing economic structure as well as the...
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Philippine-Japan Economic Linkages: A Case Study of Cebu
Zosa, Victorina - 2004
macro-analysis. Cebu-Japan cooperation largely hinges on Cebu's economic competitiveness which manifests itself through its … the other hand, Cebu, as a destination of Japanese investments, is hampered by the relatively high wages of both unskilled … container transport. With this, the exercise on cost-benefit analysis yielded positive gains for Cebu's economy. The foreign …
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Improving Local Service Delivery for the MDGs in Asia: the Case of the Philippines
2009
This report argues that improving local service delivery (LSD) is about improving people's lives. It is premised on the idea that better provision of public goods and services is a prerequisite to realizing human capabilities, thus expanding human freedoms and enhancing human lives for a better...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421145
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Triangulation Framework for Local Service Delivery
Layug, Allan S. - 2009
How should local service delivery of public goods and services be improved for desirable development outcomes? This paper attempts at answering this question by providing a framework for improving local service delivery. It argues that improving local service delivery is a function of...
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Do Barangays Really Matter in Local Services Delivery? Some Issues and Policy Options
Lavado, Rouselle F.; Layug, Allan S.; Pantig, Ida Marie T. - 2010
This paper, which is borne out of the need to address scarcity of evidence-based studies on barangay financing, analyzes and evaluates key issues on financing of devolved functions at the barangay level, with particular focus on fund utilization and program allocation, and proposes some policy...
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LGU Access to Official Development Assistance (ODA): Status, Issues, and Concerns
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Brillantes, Alex Jr.; Alonzo, … - 2010
Statistics on the distribution of ODA loans show that the local government sector is the smallest direct recipient of this funding source. While it has been observed that the amount of ODA grants and the number of ODA grant projects have been declining over the years, several factors could...
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e-Government Initiatives of Four Philippine Cities
Iglesias, Gabrielle - 2010
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421190
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Local Governance and the Challenges of Economic Distress: The Case of Iligan City
Basilio, Leilanie Q.; Cabasan, Jeremiah - 2004
Trends in economic development influence population outcomes in an area. Increasing economic opportunities that are typically linked to industrialization enhance the attractiveness of a location and result to population increases. The inverse of this process could also be true, that is, an...
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