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Population management, RH law, and inclusivity
Pernia, Ernesto M. - 2014
Taking off from the self-evident fact that the population variable centrally figures in both labor and product markets, this paper argues that the growth rate of population, its age structure and spatial distribution should be key considerations in a country’s development strategy to promote...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010371422
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Trade and Poverty Issues : A Country Case Study of the Philippines
Sta. Romana, Leonardo L. - 2017
This study begins with an overview of the poverty situation in the Philippines. It then takes a brief look at the poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012958511
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The effects of term limits and yardstick competition on local government provision of health insurance and other public services: The Philippine case
Capuno, Joseph J.; Quimbo, Stella A.; Kraft, Aleli D.; … - 2012
We investigate the effects of two accountability measures on the decisions of the local governments under decentralization. Using a panel of Philippine municipalities and cities in three election years, we find that term limits have negative but weak effects on the provision of health insurance...
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The effects of term limits and yardstick competition on local government provision of health insurance and other public services : the Philippine case
Capuno, Joseph J.; Quimbo, Stella A.; Kraft, Aleli D.; … - 2012
governments ; term limits ; yardstick competition ; health insurance ; poor ; Philippines …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009490697
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Politics and the Room to Manoeuvre : Democracy, Social Opportunity and Poverty in India
Mitra, Subrata Kumar - 2020
Ownership is the essence of economic citizenship. Beyond actual possession, a sense of personal welfare and proprietorship, or at least the hope of achieving them, constitute a necessary and important complement to being stakeholders in a society. Together with efficacy and legitimacy, these are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012837020
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The Place of ‘Place’ in Theories of Poverty : Mobility, Social Capital and Well-Being
Jordan, Bill - 2010
This article argues that theories about the spatial distribution of poverty since World War II have always combined analyses of the impact of the built environment, of culture and of mobility of populations. However, the form taken by these combinations has varied with the logic of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012715342
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Evaluation of EC support to partner countries in the area of energy : Final report
Aide à la Décision Economique - 2008
This evaluation assesses the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the European Commission’s support to its partner countries in the energy sector. It covers interventions designed or implemented during the 1996-2007 period in all the external cooperation partner...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009638735
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The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Poverty in the Philippines
Sobrevinas, Alellie B.; de Jesus, Jeremy; Reyes, Celia M. - 2010
the crisis on poverty in the Philippines. The result of this study would serve as inputs to policymakers in prioritizing … transmission channels for the Philippines including overseas employment and remittances, and local employment. The study also … Philippines were selected to serve as poverty observatories or sentinel sites for monitoring the impact of the global crisis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421162
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Are We Winning the Fight against Poverty? An Assessment of the Poverty Situation in the Philippines
Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; … - 2010
In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421186
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Chronic and Transient Poverty
Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; … - 2010
The Philippines has been posting progress in terms of poverty reduction since the early 1990s. However, reversal in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421189