Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword / Balisacan, Arsenio M. -- Preface -- About the Contributors -- 1. The Philippine Economy: An Overview / Clarete, Ramon L. / Esguerra, Emmanuel F. / Hill, Hal -- 2. Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction / Clarete, Ramon L....

The centre of global economic activity is shifting rapidly towards Asia, driven by a combination of the economic dynamism of China, India and other middle-income Asian countries, and sluggish growth in the OECD economies. The rapid growth and rising global prominence has raised a range of major...