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Cancun and Its Aftermath: What Does It Mean?

Jun 01, 2003

PN 2003-13

When the WTO talks in Cancun broke down last September, anti-globalization groups and NGOs around the world rejoiced. However, the author of this Poli..

Policy Notes

Doing It Right for Tax Administration Reform: (Semi-) Autonomous Revenue Authority Anyone?

Jun 01, 2003

PN 2003-12

Amid the calls for the restructuring--and even possible replacement--of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to effect radical improvements in tax adm..

Policy Notes

Who Benefits from the Tariff Reforms?

Jun 01, 2003

PN 2003-11

Who benefits from the tariff reforms launched by the Philippine government from 1994-2000? On the basis of the results of his simulation runs, the aut..

Policy Notes

"No" to Policy Reversal: Backsliding in Tariff Policy Can Do More Harm than Good

Jun 01, 2003

PN 2003-10

In recent months, growing evidence has shown that there seems to be an apparent trend for backsliding or reversal of the government policy on tariff r..

Policy Notes

East Asian Currencies: Is There Room for (Further) Appreciation?

Jun 01, 2003

PN 2003-09

Should the various currencies in East Asia led by the Chinese yuan be appreciated or revalued? Dr. Josef Yap examines the levels of valuation of these..

Policy Notes

Developing the Policy and Regulatory Architecture for Microfinance in the Philippines

Jun 01, 2003

PN 2003-07

What led to the dynamic growth of the microfinance market in the Philippines? According to Dr. Gilberto Llanto in this Policy Notes, the microfinance ..

Policy Notes

A Microfinance Promise: To Provide the Poor Access to Finance Services

Jun 01, 2003

PN 2003-06

In recent years, the government substituted its former supply-led approach in credit financing with a more nontraditional and liberal approach: microf..

Policy Notes

Policy Lending for LGUs: An Innovative Financing Instrument for Local Governments

Jun 01, 2003

PN 2003-05

Since the passage of the Local Government Code in 1991, what has constituted as a major source of loan financing for local governments is the Municipa..

Policy Notes

Population and the Fight Against Poverty

Jun 01, 2003

PN 2003-04

Is poverty incidence higher among families with a bigger family size? Is there a cause and effect in the relationship between family size and poverty ..

Policy Notes

Population: Does It Matter? Revisiting an Old Issue

Jun 01, 2003

PN 2003-02

For many years, the Philippines has neglected the issue of population growth, consequently finding itself now virtually alone among middle-income deve..

Policy Notes

Research and Development and Technology in the Philippines

Jun 01, 2003

PIDS Book 2003-11

Economic growth is determined by how well a country mobilizes its resources to improve productivity in order to increase production of goods and servi..

Books

Education, Labor Market and Development: A Review of the Trends and Issues in the Philippines for the Past 25 Years

Jun 01, 2003

PIDS Book 2003-10

This book provides a detailed discussion of the performance and contribution to Philippine development of the education and labor markets in the past ..

Books

The Quest for a Better Environment: Past Experiences and Future Challenges

Jun 01, 2003

PIDS Book 2003-09

This particular title reviews the country’s natural resource and environmental problems across ecosystems, per ecosystem, and per critical resource...

Books

Central Banking in the Philippines: Then, Now and the Future

Jun 01, 2003

PIDS Book 2003-06

The country's central bank has a profound impact on the lives of all residents of the country. This book attempts to put some policy issues on central..

Books

Philippine Competition Policy in Perspective

Jun 01, 2003

PIDS Book 2003-05

The Philippines has undertaken major reforms in what could be considered the first layer of competition policy—trade reforms. It has also implemente..

Books

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