Central to this study is the question of how benefits and costs from using a potentially renewable resource such as forests could be optimized for Philippine economic growth. This issue is better understood through a study of policies affecting forest management and their impact on physical...

The Ramos administration has inherited an economy that is in a state of recession. Despite this discouraging condition, this paper argues that this need not dishearten policymakers. Instead, they should take advantage of the stabilized Philippine macroeconomic conditions. The best way to do this...

This paper determines hospital efficiency through cost comparisons. Specifically, it investigates the total cost per case. It also examines the various factors affecting cost differences.

This paper discusses the policy regime that defines the revenue structure of the different levels of government during the period 1976-1991. It also analyzes the patterns of revenues and finances and the fiscal responsibilities assigned to LGUs. Several issues and prospects on fiscal federalism...

Analysis of the performance of rural, private commercial and private development banks indicates that while private commercial banks has done intensive savings mobilization drive outside NCR, the performance of these three financial institutions depend on their operating policy framework and the...

Serving as a preliminary to the inquiry on micro-level effects macroeconomic policies on gender, this paper presents the framework and the theoretical points of the succeeding studies on the subject. Its focus and methodology are also put in place. These are in the hope of shedding judicious...

This study aims to present a perspective of the practices of selected public enterprises in internal coordination and control. Specifically, the research seeks to assess the effectiveness of the dual role of the policymakers who concurrently performs the functions. It also evaluates the scope...

To achieve the objectives of agroforestry development projects, this study has identified several conditions such as input provision to agriculture and forestry components, organization building, land tenure security, human resource development, technology extension, production and marketing....

Viewed as an opportunity to critically investigate the mode of U.S. health care financing that has been slowly taking root in the Philippine soil, this research study identifies and characterizes the various HMOs operating within the greater Metro Manila area. It also describes the environment...

In its attempt to contribute to the understanding of the behavior of one segment of the cooperative movement, this paper analyzes the performance of the cooperative credit union (CCU) system in rural areas. While CCU is the most successful of all types of cooperatives, its role in the financial...