The strong recovery of the five crisis-affected countries of East Asia between 1999 and 2000 has revived the debate on the causes of the 1997 financia..

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

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

To attain productivity growth it is necessary to have proper diagnosis and analysis of the sources and causes of low or stagnant agricultural producti..

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..

This volume is the first of "The Annual Budget Analysis Series," PIDS' newest publication series that aims to inform the public of the nation's f..

This book is a collection of 15 exhaustive studies on the recent East Asian financial crisis. This volume attempts to understand the nature and c..

This study presents a four-part evaluation of the President’s Budget (PB) for 2002. First, it shows that the speed of fiscal consolidation that ..

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

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..