In order to encourage private sector participation in infrastructure development, the government provided guarantees to a number of infrastructure pro..

Access to basic education has greatly broadened in the past two decades as enrolment growth in both the elementary and secondary school systems outpac..

The Philippines undergoes a tariff reform program. After more than a decade of implementation, significant achievements have been attained in terms of..

There are three major developments in the area of foreign trade in 1990s: (a) the WTO-Uruguay Round agreement in 1995; (b) the AFTA agreement; and (c)..

Despite the measures that have already been put in place to strengthen the international financial architecture in the wake of the Asian financial cri..

This paper reviews the developments, challenges and issues in e-commerce in Southeast Asian countries. Given its implications for public policy, it fo..

There is a dearth of information on the extent of irrigation development in the country. As a result, there has been a great deal of confusion over th..

The level of capital flows to developing countries had increased dramatically over the decade prior to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. In terms of co..

Environmentalists and economists alike have assumed that greater economic openness will lead to increased industrial pollution in developing countries..

Apart from their nutritional value, vegetables contribute to the farmer’s income when sold locally and to the country’s foreign exchange when sold..

This article analyzes how a credit guarantee confers private benefits to creditors and proposes reform policies and related assessment measures in ord..

Contrary to the commonly held notion that the market power exercised by a handful of unscrupulous traders in the local market has resulted unnecessary..

Serious attention has always been bestowed on the stability of food markets. The government has acted on these issues through intervention on food pri..

This paper examines the competitiveness of the Philippine information technology (IT) industry vis-à-vis its emerging competitors and neighboring cou..

This paper investigates the issue of underutilization of Philippine regional fishing ports using secondary data from institutional resources and inter..