Causes of poverty : myths, facts and policies : a Philippine study
Causes of poverty : myths, facts and policies : a Philippine study
/ Arsenio M. Balisacan, Shigeaki Fujisaki, editors
- xiii, 240 pages : illustrations
Chapter 1: What do we really know-or-don't know- about economic inequality and poverty in the philippines? Measurement issues: How should Inequality and poverty be measured? International comparison using "High Quality" Data: is the Philippines an exception to the "Asian Standards " of inequality and poverty reduction? Some policy issues: Should "Conventional" prescriptions be abandoned in favor of "New" Ones? What have we learned? Chapter 2: International and Intranational Comparisons of Philippine poverty Dimensions of Philippine poverty Philippines poverty: International Comparisons Regional and provincial poverty: Intranational Comparisons Philippine Poverty: An Assessment of prospects Chapter 3: Complementarity, Linkages and economic development The complementarity Effect of investment Division of labor and indivisibility Pecuniary External economies and the role of government The Extent of market and an avalanche of consumer's goods Bullish entrepreneurs and the east asian miracle The export-push strategy and domestic markets Poverty alleviation and linkages China's economic reform and linkages Rural linkages in the punjab and the philippines Concluding remarks: toward a tiger in the 21st century Chapter 4: Globalization poverty and inequality Globalization, growth and poverty Globalization and LDC inequality: The direct links Some evidence on globalization and inequality World inequality and nonconvergence A Race to the bottom? Chapter 5: Labor's Income share in the philippines Output growth and business fluctuations An aggregate labor-demand model Labor's income share Real wage and hours of work Some policy rules Concluding remarks Chapter 6: Measuring poverty in education The education system Poverty in education Analysis of NEAT performance across provinces Enrollment rate in region 5 Concluding remarks Chapter 7: Local Governance and poverty alleviation Background LGU responsibilities in infrastructure provision The mix between national and local spending Special-purpose grants and cost-sharing schemes: Lessons from country experiences Philippine Perspectives
9715422179
Poor--Philippines--Case studies
Poverty--Philippines--Government Policy
362.51599
Chapter 1: What do we really know-or-don't know- about economic inequality and poverty in the philippines? Measurement issues: How should Inequality and poverty be measured? International comparison using "High Quality" Data: is the Philippines an exception to the "Asian Standards " of inequality and poverty reduction? Some policy issues: Should "Conventional" prescriptions be abandoned in favor of "New" Ones? What have we learned? Chapter 2: International and Intranational Comparisons of Philippine poverty Dimensions of Philippine poverty Philippines poverty: International Comparisons Regional and provincial poverty: Intranational Comparisons Philippine Poverty: An Assessment of prospects Chapter 3: Complementarity, Linkages and economic development The complementarity Effect of investment Division of labor and indivisibility Pecuniary External economies and the role of government The Extent of market and an avalanche of consumer's goods Bullish entrepreneurs and the east asian miracle The export-push strategy and domestic markets Poverty alleviation and linkages China's economic reform and linkages Rural linkages in the punjab and the philippines Concluding remarks: toward a tiger in the 21st century Chapter 4: Globalization poverty and inequality Globalization, growth and poverty Globalization and LDC inequality: The direct links Some evidence on globalization and inequality World inequality and nonconvergence A Race to the bottom? Chapter 5: Labor's Income share in the philippines Output growth and business fluctuations An aggregate labor-demand model Labor's income share Real wage and hours of work Some policy rules Concluding remarks Chapter 6: Measuring poverty in education The education system Poverty in education Analysis of NEAT performance across provinces Enrollment rate in region 5 Concluding remarks Chapter 7: Local Governance and poverty alleviation Background LGU responsibilities in infrastructure provision The mix between national and local spending Special-purpose grants and cost-sharing schemes: Lessons from country experiences Philippine Perspectives
9715422179
Poor--Philippines--Case studies
Poverty--Philippines--Government Policy
362.51599