The Aquino administration through the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster (HDPRC) and Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Cluster (GGACC) launched the Bottom-up Budgeting (BUB) exercise in 2012 in time for the preparation of the 2013 National Expenditure Program. The BUB process is...

Bottom-up Budgeting (BUB) is an adaptation of the participatory budgeting model in identifying and providing solutions to poverty at the municipal/city level. Leaders of civil society organizations engage with LGU officials in formulating a poverty alleviation plan to be considered in preparing...

Chapter 1: Public Policies for Economic Growth and Employment Generation in Post-Reform India: Fathoming the Achievement toward SDGs -- Chapter 2: Macroeconomic Impact of Public Policies towards Sustainable Development Goals: Indian Evidences -- Chapter 3: Evaluating the Role Microfinance and...