unconditional convergence on the leaders long before the modern BRICS and even before the Asian Tigers. The Philippines was very …, way above that achieved by the industrial leaders. Indeed, the Philippines was the third Asian country to enter the 5 …% industrial growth club: Japan 1899, China 1900, the Philippines 1913, Taiwan 1914, Korea 1921, and India 1929. The Philippines …

unconditional convergence on the leaders long before the modern BRICS and even before the Asian Tigers. The Philippines was very …, way above that achieved by the industrial leaders. Indeed, the Philippines was the third Asian country to enter the 5 …% industrial growth club: Japan 1899, China 1900, the Philippines 1913, Taiwan 1914, Korea 1921, and India 1929. The Philippines …

This study begins with an overview of the poverty situation in the Philippines. It then takes a brief look at the poor …

This chapter examines the patterns of consumption and production in the Philippines and analyzes their impact on the … findings of the author's research on the topic of sustainable development in the Philippines. It notes the "double dividend …" that the Philippines stands to gain from any action to "switch" consumption and production to more sustainable patterns …

Using a panel dataset from cities and municipalities in the Philippines in 2001, 2004 and 2007, we investigate whether … rather than just total expenditures or revenues per se. -- Local government spending ; yardstick competition ; Philippines …

governments ; term limits ; yardstick competition ; health insurance ; poor ; Philippines …

We examine the effect of corruption in municipal governments on health and education outcomes in the Philippines. We …