Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword / Balisacan, Arsenio M. -- Preface -- About the Contributors -- 1. The Philippine Economy: An Overview / Clarete, Ramon L. / Esguerra, Emmanuel F. / Hill, Hal -- 2. Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction / Clarete, Ramon L....

In this volume, a leading group of scholars pose the question, has the Philippine economy rejoined the dynamic East Asian mainstream and, if so, what set of policies and priorities are required to maintain the strong economic momentum of recent years? Successive chapters address issues related...