Development - Matches

Informed by a growing body of research showing that investments in early childhood health, nutrition, and cognitive and psychosocial development have ..

Recent controversies about certain government infrastructure projects, especially those agreed upon under the framework of the build-operate-transfer ..

This paper looks at the issue of reforming financial regulatory structures from the New Institutional Economics perspective. In particular, it examine..

Once again, the PIDS successfully led this year's observance of the 5th Development Policy Research Month (DPRM). The DPRM, which was initiated primar..

A necessary condition for the Philippines' attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is the presence of adequate budgetary support for the..

This issue's main feature tells us that the smooth implementation of big BOT projects depends on carefully designed contracts. Using the challenging c..

As a result of changing conditions in the world market and increasing global competition, trade and integration arrangements have become a part of eco..

The paper examines the effect of an RP-US FTA in the Philippine agricultural sector. Using an Applied General Equilibrium (AGE) Model, it analyzes the..

The conflict in Muslim Mindanao, particularly in Lanao del Sur, is complex, deeply rooted, and multifaceted. Through its long history, the conflict ha..

This paper attempts to analyze governance systems in Southeast Asia and proposes some policy suggestions that can improve governance practices in the ..

This paper looks at the different paradigms of decentralization for drinking water supply in the Philippines and its effectiveness in poverty alleviat..

The Philippines and Cambodia both abound in numerous freshwater bodies and resources that provide an economic and food base for rural people in the in..

Would you be willing to have a Muslim in your house as boarder? Or hire a Muslim woman as househelp or a Muslim man as worker in your company? How abo..

This article discusses the costs and spillovers of the armed conflict on Metro Manila and Rizal province. Documents recovered by AFP operatives indica..

This study resulted from UNDP’s interest in the Philippine proposal for debt-to-MDG financing presented to the United Nations in September 2005. It ..