This original Handbook on the Northeast and Southeast Asian Economies provides a broad overview of economic and social developments in the countries covered (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, The Philippines, Singapore, South...

This paper discusses the statistics, determinants and responses to poverty – especially chronic poverty – in the Philippines. The diverse issues covered include economic conditions (periodic recessions) and the need for a national development strategy, income and asset distribution,...