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Government Guarantees in Infrastructure Projects: A Second, Third Look at the Policy

Jun 01, 1997

PN 1997-11

To encourage private sector participation in public infrastructure projects, government guarantee has been utilized as an instrument to mitigate the r..

Policy Notes

Income Tax Reform under CTRP: A Taxing Problem

Jun 01, 1997

PN 1997-10

This issue evaluates the two proposed version of the Income Tax Bill in terms of revenue generation, economic efficiency and equity. It also attempts ..

Policy Notes

Using Microfinance Institutions in Poverty Alleviation: A Case of the Blind Leading the Blind?

Jun 01, 1997

PN 1997-09

This issue does not comment on the alleged role of microfinancial institutions in alleviating poverty. Neither does it discuss the supposed link betwe..

Policy Notes

Improving the Policy Environment and Institutional Structures for Technological Development

Jun 01, 1997

PN 1997-08

One key to international competitiveness is being technology adept. A country should be able to absorb, adapt and develop technologies that are better..

Policy Notes

The Textile - Garments Industry: A Call for Restructuring

Jun 01, 1997

PN 1997-07

The textile-garment industry is a classic example of the challenge for Philippine agroindustrial restructuring. While the garment industry has been on..

Policy Notes

Improving Institutional Support to Small and Medium Enterprises

Jun 01, 1997

PN 1997-06

Recently, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are acquiring relative importance in the Philippine economic setting. In the light of the need for produ..

Policy Notes

Improving Industrial Relations and Reducing Adjunct Costs of Production and Trading: Steps Toward Improved International Competi

Jun 01, 1997

PN 1997-05

This issue shows that Philippine labor has been relatively more expensive than the rest of its neighbors. If the country is to improve its industrial ..

Policy Notes

Industrial Growth and Environmental Protection in Metro Cebu: Some Challenges and Recommendations

Jun 01, 1997

PN 1997-04

Associated with industrialization is the aggravation of environmental problems. This issue looks into Metro Cebu manufacturing data to investigate ind..

Policy Notes

Overfishing in the Commercial Fisheries Sector: Time for Action

Jun 01, 1997

PN 1997-03

If overfishing in marine fisheries is not arrested, the sector may experience unprecedented collapse. This issue attempts to analyze the implications ..

Policy Notes

Promoting Environmentally Preferable Products for Sustainable Development

Jun 01, 1997

PN 1997-02

Environmentally preferable products (EPPs) are desirable because these do not leave adverse impacts on the environment and natural resources. While se..

Policy Notes

Developing a Framework for Agroindustrial Restructuring of the Philippine Economy for International Competitiveness

Jun 01, 1997

PN 1997-01

This note presents a framework for agroindustrial restructuring for international competitiveness of the Philippine economy. It situates the agroindus..

Policy Notes

Reaching the Poor with Effective Microcredit: Evaluation of a Grameen Bank Replication in the Philippines

Jun 01, 1997

JPD 1997 Vol. XXIV No.2-d

Credit provision for small and poor households has always been the major element of nongovernment organizations in alleviating poverty. Recently, ther..

Philippine Journal of Development

Poverty Assessment in the Philippines and Indonesia: A Methodological Comparison

Jun 01, 1997

JPD 1997 Vol. XXIV No.2-c

Existing official poverty statistics cannot be directly utilized for cross-country comparison. This paper illustrates why. It presents an assessment o..

Philippine Journal of Development

Forest Charges and Trusts: Shared Benefits with Clear Responsibilities

Jun 01, 1997

JPD 1997 Vol. XXIV No.2-b

This paper examines the Community-Based Forest Management Program (CBFM) and Industrial Forest Management Agreements (IFMA) within the context of effi..

Philippine Journal of Development

Simulating the Effects of GATT-UR/WTO on the Philippine Economy

Jun 01, 1997

JPD 1997 Vol. XXIV No.2-a

The GATT/WTO may affect the Philippine economy in three ways: through changes in tariff structure resulting from the country’s commitment in the Uru..

Philippine Journal of Development

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