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, and severity of poverty have all decreased in 2018. Poverty decomposition analysis shows that both economic growth and … and poverty severity is largely explained by income redistribution. On the other hand, while inequality measures indicate … address poverty and inequality in country in pursuit of eradicating all forms of poverty as targeted by the Sustainable …
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persistence of poverty in the Philippines. To promote inclusive growth and reduce poverty, the manufacturing sector has to be made … Philippines. Set against the backdrop of continuing economic integration in the region, it seems that the growth in the … Philippines has not been as inclusive as in the other countries as manifested in the increase in the magnitude of poverty. This …
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This study evaluates the impact of Microenterprise Development (MD) assistance on the labor supply, income, expenditure, savings, and capital investment of beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya, the Philippine government's conditional cash transfers (CCT) program. The assistance is provided by the...
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inequality measures. In this paper, we show the salient features of the country`s poverty situation in a hope to contribute to …Poverty incidence in the Philippines is rising based on the national official data released by the National Statistical … Coordination Board. Poverty incidence among population rose from 24.9 percent in 2003 to 26.4 percent in 2006 and then inched up …
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to address the many facets of poverty. The 4Ps is by far the largest poverty reduction and social development program the … to alleviate their immediate needs and aims to "break the intergenerational poverty cycle through investments in human … inclusive growth. …
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Despite the remarkable economic performance of the Philippines in recent years, poverty remains a core policy issue …. And with a relatively young population, the poverty situation concerns largely children who are at the critical stages of … poverty through data collected from national surveys and administrative records of government agencies. The estimations show …
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Poverty simulations suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures implemented by the government to contain the …
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Plan. It has also committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), where the first goal is to eradicate extreme … poverty by 2030. This paper examines the performance of the country in poverty reduction. It also examines the reasons for the … recent performance, including the pattern of economic growth, numerous shocks experienced by the country, and government …
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