Development - Matches

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 ..

How does the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) deal with the armed conflicts in the country? As the institution tasked to defend the country again..

The Philippines, through tourism, aspires to become a stronger player in the integrated travel industry of today. Yet, the country realizes that in or..

Following the global trend in using private sector participation in infrastructure financing and development, the Philippines has largely utilized pri..

In the last twenty years, the Philippines has gained a good progress in poverty reduction. However, compared to other countries in the region, the Phi..

Intraregional trade and investment among the ASEAN+3 countries—and the entire East Asia—has been progressing at a robust pace over the past 25 yea..

With the recent proliferation of regional and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) not only involving East Asian countries but others around the wor..

Citing impressive gains in the last three years, the author points out the bright prospects for microfinance as a major source of financing for small ..

Urbanization and rapid increase in population in Metro Cebu brought about increased demand for basic services and infrastructure. The creation of the ..

In the City of Zamboanga, the increase in growth rate during the first half of the decade (1990-1995) can be attributed to the net migration rate. Thi..

This book presents in broad strokes a chronicle of infrastructure development in the Philippines in the last 25 years. It covers the infrastructure ex..