The hypothesis here is that the risk of eviction which squatters in a given area face largely determines the nature of property conventions that abate the state of initial conflict arising from contending claims over illegally occupied land. This is examined by analyzing the two most commonly...

The self-help approach, which proposes that the government facilitate rather than directly provide housing improvements in urban poor communities, could lead households to underinvest in housing components with strong health benefits. This argues for the direct provision of health beneficial...

The issue of population growth and economic development is now close to a generation old. Population policy in most developing countries is, however, only slightly over a decade in duration and its impact is just beginning to be felt. Like an adolescent that is experiencing growing pains, the...

This paper presents the first attempt at estimating the expenditures on the Philippine Population Management Program (PPMP) for 1998 and 2000. It identifies the major sources of funding, namely, national and local government, foreign-assisted projects, PhilHealth, donors and their cooperating...

This paper has two parts. The first part presents and discusses the 2011 Philippine National Transfer Accounts (NTA) estimates for selected flow accounts components, the most recent estimates available for the country, and compares the 2011 to the 1991 and 1999 estimates. The second part, also...

Selected components of the NTA flow accounts were estimated for the Philippines for the years 1991, 1999, and 2011 by urban-rural residence and by income group. Three income groups are defined, referred to as income terciles, and thus estimates were produced for a total of six groups - three...

A recent Philippine study examined economic gain from age structure transition at the national level by using economic support ratios and National Transfer Accounts estimates for the years 1991, 1999, and 2011. The study showed that the Philippines has steadily been experiencing demographic...

The Philippines is slowly ageing. In a little over a decade, the country's elderly will comprise at least seven percent of the total population. This rising tide may pose some substantial burden to the country's resources. But the same economic and demographic forces that will eventually lead to...

This paper presents the first attempt at estimating the expenditures on the Philippine Population Management Program (PPMP) for 1998 and 2000. It identifies the major sources of funding, namely, national and local government, foreign-assisted projects, PhilHealth, donors and their cooperating...