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Probing conflict contagion and casualties in Mindanao, Philippines

Capuno, Joseph J. - In: Defence and peace economics 31 (2020) 7, pp. 810-829

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What drive the local incidence of crime, shadow economy and resource-related conflicts in Mindanao, Philippines? : evidence of spillover effects

Capuno, Joseph J. - In: Journal of the Asia Pacific economy 24 (2019) 1, pp. 42-65

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Violent conflicts in ARMM: Probing the factors related to local political, identity, and shadow-economy hostilities

Capuno, Joseph J. - 2017

The Philippines has a long history of internecine warfare or conflicts, especially in Mindanao where the secessionist … and widespread in Mindanao underscores the need for a better understanding of their causes to guide policy. Applying … violent conflicts related to political, identity and shadow-economy issues in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao …

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Violent conflicts in ARMM : probing the factors related to local political, identity, and shadow-economy hostilities

Capuno, Joseph J. - 2017

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011796914

Justice and the cost of doing business: The Philippines

Sereno, Maria Lourdes A.; de Dios, Emmanuel S.; Capuno, … - 2007

The effect of the performance of the judicial system has been thrown into the limelight as the business sector has in various surveys pointed to its performance as being one of the main obstacles and disincentives to doing business in the Philippines. The channels through which judicial...

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Household choices, circumstances and equity of access to basic health and education services in the Philippines

Capuno, Joseph J.; Kraft, Aleli D. - 2010

In developing countries like the Philippines, a major policy concern is the inequity in access to health and education services. In this paper, we investigate the effects of factors over which households have control ('choices') or none ('circumstances') on their access to basic services. Our...

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Leadership and innovation under decentralization: A case study of selected local governments in the Philippines

Capuno, Joseph J. - 2010

This study investigates the importance of leadership as a driver of local government innovations. Based on a survey of 209 innovations introduced in selected 48 local governments in the Philippines during the period June 2004-June 2008, the observable qualities and possible incentives of...

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The quality of local governance and development under decentralization in the Philippines

Capuno, Joseph J. - 2005

This paper attempts to trace and find evidence for the linkages between the quality of governance, and development at the local level since the adoption of the fiscal decentralization policy in the Philippines in 1991. The concern since then over the links has been prompted by the observed...

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Health, education and the household: Explaining poverty webs

Quimbo, Stella A.; Kraft, Aleli D.; Capuno, Joseph J. - 2008

In this paper, we examine the theory and evidence on the various linkages between poverty, health and education. We introduce the idea of poverty webs to highlight both the cycles and intricate pathways from adverse health and education conditions to poverty and back, within and across...

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Population, poverty, politics and the reproductive health bill

Pernia, Ernesto M.; Alabastro-Quimbo, Stella; Abrenica, … - 2011

Following an earlier paper titled 'Population and Poverty: The Real Score' (UPSE Discussion Paper 0415, December 2004), the present paper was first issued in August 2008 as a contribution to the public debate on the population issue that never seemed to die in this country. The debate heated up...

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