In the last twenty years, the Philippines has gained a good progress in poverty reduction. However, compared to other … countries in the region, the Philippines is still behind. In the early years of the 21st century, more than a third of the … educational capital. However, in education, the rich and the poor are separated by two different educational divisions …

Numerous studies have tried to explain the poor growth performance of the Philippines. This paper critically reviews … related literature on constraints to long-run growth, as it applies to the Philippines. We evaluate several factors, namely …

This paper discusses public and private institutions that were established in the Philippines to provide services to …

education and health, as well as on economic development sector; (iii) like other barangays, those in the study areas in Agusan … barangays the option of allowing the higher LGUs to deliver the development-enhancing services such as education and health that …

regions: Argentina, Venezuela, Indonesia, the Philippines, Kenya and Zambia. We conclude that neopatrimonialism is a valuable …

education. Bad living environment thus deepens poverty, increases the vulnerability of both the poor and nonpoor living in slums …This paper examines the linkages of poverty and environment at the household level in Philippine slums. Rapid …

This paper comprehensively reviews the developments in the education and labor markets in the Philippines in the past … 25 years. It highlights the trends on how the labor market used educated workers. It also reviews how education has …

In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the …