Development - Matches

This Note provides an account of the problems underlying local service delivery (LSD) in the Philippines and presents some prospective solutions. The ..

Because the barangay is considered to be the local government unit closest to the people in terms of access and proximity, its role in local service d..

Looking at the analyses and issues raised on the dismal state of Philippine education, one is confronted with the realization that the issues raised a..

Numerous studies have tried to explain the poor growth performance of the Philippines. This paper critically reviews related literature on constraints..

In a country where poverty is prevalent, a significant number of children are likely to be illiterate, malnourished, and prone to abuse and physical v..

The 2008 global economic and financial crisis spawned a synchronized recession among industrialized countries leading to a contraction in world trade...

There is another kind of crisis that is equally devastating as the global economic and financial crisis, perhaps even more threatening, with mankinds ..

The main objective of the paper is to explore possible institutional arrangements among the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) implementing ..

Can the Philippines achieve its goal on two key international commitments--the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on Education and the Education for ..

The second goal of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to achieve universal primary education. The target is to reach all the MDGs by 2015. Tre..

In line with the commitment of the Philippine government to adopt the Millennium Declaration, there have been efforts geared toward the achievement of..

After many policies have been put in place over the years to uplift the welfare of the Filipinos, the overall human development in the country has not..

Over the past sixty years, the concept of development has expanded from economic growth and investment, to poverty reduction, human development, susta..

2007 is indeed a notable year for the Philippines in terms of economic growth. Can this performance be sustained in 2008? PIDS President Dr. Josef Yap..

Free trade agreements (FTAs) are seen to boost a nation's competitiveness in the global trade arena. Asia, albeit a "late bloomer" in initiating FTAs ..