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An Inquiry into the Competitiveness of Emerging Philippine Cities

Jun 01, 2001

RPS 2001-01

This paper attempts to approximate the competitiveness of the country’s ten leading emerging urban centers: Angeles, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Davao C..

Research Paper Series

Addressing Constraints in the Provision of Financial Services to MicSMEs and Poor Households

Jun 01, 2001

PN 2001-17

In order to promote microfinance or the provision of a broad range of financial services to poor and low-income households for their microenterprises ..

Policy Notes

Deregulation of Bank Entry and Branching: Impact on Competition

Jun 01, 2001

PN 2001-16

Does deregulation of entry and branching restrictions in the country's commercial banking sector foster a more competitive atmosphere? What are the ef..

Policy Notes

Watering Down the Water Problem: An Institutional Perspective

Jun 01, 2001

PN 2001-15

Water is one resource that man cannot live without. It is thus important that its sources are maintained and managed well to ensure that its quantity ..

Policy Notes

Absorptive Capacity for Government and Donor Funding: Assessing the DOH Case

Jun 01, 2001

PN 2001-14

Is it enough to have funds available for government programs and projects? This Policy Notes argues that not only is the availability and magnitude of..

Policy Notes

New Forms of Financing the Fiscal Deficit: Examining the Effects on the Fiscal Accounts

Jun 01, 2001

PN 2001-13

Amidst the continuing ballooning of the country's fiscal deficit, the government appears to have focused much attention in searching for innovative an..

Policy Notes

Will Shift to Gross Income Taxation Help Generate More Revenues?

Jun 01, 2001

PN 2001-12

In an effort to help improve the revenue performance of the national government, especially in the face of the country's current fiscal deficit si..

Policy Notes

Assessing Alternative Schemes for Financing Tariff Reform

Jun 01, 2001

PN 2001-11

As part of its objective to promote efficiency in production, the Philippine government intensified its program on tariff reform beginning in the ..

Policy Notes

Serving the Urban Poor through Public-Private-Community Partnerships in Water Supply

Jun 01, 2001

PN 2001-10

There are good reasons to believe that provision of water for the poor and poor communities can be a potent tool for poverty alleviation. As such, the..

Policy Notes

The Silent Dangers of Quarrying

Jun 01, 2001

PN 2001-05

Quarrying contributes significantly to the Philippines' infrastructure and overall economic development. Notwithstanding its importance, however, it i..

Policy Notes

Sustainable Rural Finance: Policy and Design Issues

Jun 01, 2001

PN 2001-04

This Notes outlines the sad experience of the supply-led credit policy and subsidized direct credit programs (DCPs) in the Philippines. Said failure h..

Policy Notes

The Dollarization Debate: Concepts and Issues

Jun 01, 2001

PN 2001-02

The East Asian financial crisis of 1997 has sparked a vigorous debate on the appropriate exchange rate regime that an economy must adopt. Two extreme ..

Policy Notes

Risk-based Supervision of Banks Involved in Microfinance

Jun 01, 2001

PN 2001-01

Microfinance banks have, through the years, shown a remarkable ability to reach low-income borrowers, most of whom do not have bankable assets to serv..

Policy Notes

Questioning de Soto: The Case of Uganda

Jun 01, 2001

PJD 2001 Vol. XXVIII No. 2-c

The 1995 constitution vested land in the Citizens of Uganda. Accordingly, in 1998, the Parliament passed a law to re-regulate the myriad land relation..

Philippine Journal of Development

Environmental Impact of Trade Policy Reforms on Pollution Intensity

Jun 01, 2001

PJD 2001 Vol. XXVIII No. 2-b

The paper attempts to provide a theoretical analysis as well as some indicators of the linkage between trade policy and the environment. It looks at w..

Philippine Journal of Development

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