The population and poverty nexus is not new but remains an important development issue for many countries. Recent … research has added the crucial dimension of vulnerability to poverty to the debate on the determinants of the welfare status of … welfare in the Philippines. In particular, it shows results of cross-tabulation and multivariate analyses of the role of …

poverty in the Philippines using household survey data. The clear implication of the results is that, in the case of the … Philippines, an active population policy aimed at restricting family size could have an important impact on poverty reduction. …This paper shows how large family size can be an important contributor to household poverty. It presents results from …