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Metropolitan Arrangements in the Philippines: A New Urban Development Challenge

Jun 01, 1998

PN 1998-10

The formation of metropolitan arrangements has recently become the trend. As these are still in the early stage of developing their identity, this not..

Policy Notes

The Regulation of Deposit-Taking Cooperatives

Jun 01, 1998

PN 1998-09

Through RA 6839, the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) has been created to promote, develop and regulate cooperatives. As mandated by the govern..

Policy Notes

Health Management Strategies of Selected Cities

Jun 01, 1998

PN 1998-08

This issue highlights the experiences of the devolved cities that have successfully delivered the basic social services. This is in the hope of settin..

Policy Notes

Managing the Environment and Natural Resources: Lessons from City Program Innovations

Jun 01, 1998

PN 1998-07

The enactment of 1991 Local Government Code has brought greater responsibilities for local government units to manage their natural resources and the ..

Policy Notes

Health Care Financing Reform: Issues and Updates

Jun 01, 1998

PN 1998-06

Generation of funds and its efficient utilization have remained as a challenge to health authorities. This issue presents the recent efforts on health..

Policy Notes

Employment: Can We Keep Old Jobs and Create New Ones?

Jun 01, 1998

PN 1998-05

Associated with the goals of economic growth and reform is the generation of employment and cooperation in industrial relations. This issue assesses t..

Policy Notes

The International Economic Environment and the Philippine Economy

Jun 01, 1998

PN 1998-04

Taking its cue from other Asian countries, the Philippines has joined several international trade organizations that paved the way for economic openne..

Policy Notes

The Downward Drift in ASEAN Tariffs: Implications on Philippine Trade

Jun 01, 1998

PN 1998-03

The downward trend in Asian tariff rates can be attributed to several factors, the most important of which are the general agreement in multilateral a..

Policy Notes

Economic Reform and Macroeconomic Stability: A Delicate Balance

Jun 01, 1998

PN 1998-02

The Philippines has escaped the worst of the Asian crisis. It is now the authority’s task to ensure that reforms are not overdone with trade-offs.Po..

Policy Notes

Fiscal Policy: Some Difficult Choices

Jun 01, 1998

PN 1998-01

This issue suggests the need to give greater attention to and care in using tax expenditure policy to achieve several conflicting objectives. An under..

Policy Notes

Local Government Units’ Access to the Private Capital Markets

Jun 01, 1998

PIDS Book 1998-01

The passage of the local Government Code of 1991 has heralded a new era in local government credit financing. The Code has liberalized the credit pol..

Books

Public Administration Reform in a Transitional Economy: Case of Vietnam

Jun 01, 1998

JPD 1998 Vol. XXV No. 2-d

This paper examines Vietnam’s institutional debates and reforms during 1987-1997. It maintains that the country has started “renovation process”..

Philippine Journal of Development

The Enviromental Impact of Economic Cycles

Jun 01, 1998

JPD 1998 Vol. XXV No. 2-c

The rapid economic expansion experienced by the ASEAN region has been dampened by the onset of economic crisis. In the Philippines, the crisis has bee..

Philippine Journal of Development

U.S. Investors’ Response to Philippine Capital Market Liberalization: Evidence from the First Philippine Fund

Jun 01, 1998

JPD 1998 Vol. XXV No. 2-b

This paper investigates the impact of liberalization of international investment restrictions in the Philippines on the discounts of the First Philipp..

Philippine Journal of Development

Water in Metro Cebu: The Case for Policy and Institutional Reforms

Jun 01, 1998

JPD 1998 Vol. XXV No. 2-a

Over the past decade, Metro Cebu has been rapidly moving toward growth and industrialization contributing as much as 70 percent to Visayas’ industri..

Philippine Journal of Development

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