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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

Looking Beyond AFTA: Prospects and Challenges for Inter-regional Trade

Jun 01, 2001

PJD 2001 Vol. XXVIII No. 2-a

The world-trading environment has witnessed the proliferation of regional trading arrangements during the last decade. This development has been accom..

Philippine Journal of Development

Survey and Assessment of Laws on the Informal Sector

Jun 01, 2001

PJD 2001 Vol. XXVIII No. 1-e

This study classifies the laws affecting the informal sector and assesses the extent of the empowerment of the sector based on the provisions in the l..

Philippine Journal of Development

Dollarization: Concepts and Implications for Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy in the Philippines

Jun 01, 2001

PJD 2001 Vol. XXVIII No. 1-d

Currency substitution implies the greater share of foreign currency in the asset holdings of domestic residents. Dollarization is the complete replace..

Philippine Journal of Development

Liberalization and Regional Integration: The Philippines’ Strategy for Global Competitiveness

Jun 01, 2001

PJD 2001 Vol. XXVIII No. 1-c

The paper examines the policies pursued by the Philippines in response to the increasing economic integration and interdependence of nations and regio..

Philippine Journal of Development

An Analysis of the Structure of the Philippine Retail Food Industry

Jun 01, 2001

PJD 2001 Vol. XXVIII No. 1-b

The enactment of Retail Trade Liberalization Act of 2000 (RA 8762), which liberalizes the Philippine retail trade business, was not based solely on th..

Philippine Journal of Development

Agricultural Biotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges for the Philippines

Jun 01, 2001

PJD 2001 Vol. XXVIII No. 1-a

Developing countries, still heavily dependent on agriculture, must now harness biotechnology to modernize agricultural production and diversify produc..

Philippine Journal of Development

The Filipino Worker in a Global Economy

Jun 01, 2001

PIDS Book 2001-06

Globalization brings fears to the Filipino worker. The fall in protectionism and other barriers to trade contribute much to the uncertainties that wor..

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