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....

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