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CBFM-2 International conference on community based approaches to fisheries management
Center, WorldFish - WorldFish Center, Consultative Group on International …; …
The CBFM international conference held on 6th and 7th March 2007 in Dhaka, Bangladesh brought together policy makers, scientists and development practioners from all over the world to share experiences in co-mangement of complex wetland environments. This booklet includes abstracts of papers...
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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. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 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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Globalization and Glocalization: Experiences in the Local Philippine Context
Roldan, Ma. Divina Gracia Z. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
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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e-Government Initiatives of Four Philippine Cities
Iglesias, Gabriel U. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
equitable using relevant technologies. In the Philippines, a Government Information Systems Plan (GISP) was approved and adopted …
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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 …
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MINDANAO POVERTY REDUCTION: INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Jenkins, Glenn; SHUKLA, GANGADHAR - Economics Department, Queen's University - 1996
The Bukidnon Province in Mindanao Island is a rural area with one of the highest poverty levels in the Philippines …
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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 …
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Territorial Administration and Political Control
Thoenig, Jean-Claude - HAL - 2011
Based on recent field research, the paper suggests an interpretative model of territorial government in France. Relations between national and local authorities as well as policy- making processes suggest that the centralized State has faced a major decline of its hegemony and that...
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Gender, caste, and public goods provision in Indian village governments:
Gajwani, Kiran; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"This paper seeks to contribute to the literature on village governance and local public goods provision. Using data from 144 village-level governments in India's Tamil Nadu state, we examine whether the gender and caste of village government leaders influence village public goods provision. In...
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Tourism Fuels an Emerging City: The Case of Tagbilaran City, Bohol
del Prado, Fatima; Acejo, Iris L.; Remolino, Darlyne - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2004
This paper traces the urbanization experience of Tagbilaran City, Bohol taking into account the demographic development that took place, as well as the perceived contribution of tourism in the city’s quest to firmly establish and improve its urban status. It also looks into the nature and...
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