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Associated with the goals of economic growth and reform is the generation of employment and cooperation in industrial relations. This issue assesses t..

Can agricultural policies affect the land use and planting patterns of farmers? Can they be used to encourage the planting of more environment-..

This paper provides a closer examination on the impact of the Common Effective Preferential Tariffs (CEPT) scheme on manufacturing industry by assessi..

To face the challenges and exploit the opportunities created by the agriculture trade liberalization and the devolution of governance, it is important..

This issue does not comment on the alleged role of microfinancial institutions in alleviating poverty. Neither does it discuss the supposed link betwe..

If overfishing in marine fisheries is not arrested, the sector may experience unprecedented collapse. This issue attempts to analyze the implications ..

Environmentally preferable products (EPPs) are desirable because these do not leave adverse impacts on the environment and natural resources. While se..

This article surveys existing forecasting models in the Philippines and discusses several promising alternatives in the process of developing a method..

Mangroves are important fish hatcheries. It prevents coastal erosion and provides timber resources. However, it limits land access to coastal and fish..

Modeling the relationship between population growth and migration, this paper shows that destinations with higher average household incomes attract ma..

The alarming projections made by Dr. Lester Brown regarding global food crisis catapulted from the decline of China’s cereal production have ..

In the context of sustainable development, environmentally preferable products (EPPs) are desirable because they leave no unwelcome impacts on natural..

Rice self-sufficiency is a dominant policy objective. However, analysis indicates that government policies are not neutral. Thus, it hampers the reali..

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Finland has extracted tar from wool or coal and used it to preserve the surfaces of ships for the then budd..

This article argues the need to emphasize the HRD aspect in the government’s overseas employment program. This argument neatly coincides with..