B - Matches

The participation of the Philippines in the global production network of multinational electronic companies has undoubtedly shaped the pattern and str..

The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector has experienced unprecedented global growth. This has greatly benefited the Philippines, where BPO has f..

The paper discusses financial liberalization in the context of a proposed RP-US FTA. It discusses the state of the financial industry, in general, and..

Intellectual property rights-–copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and related rights-–have become increasingly important with the adve..

The Bicol region is one of the poorest regions in the Philippines. In fact, it has the worst poverty situation in Luzon. It is also one of the most af..

This paper examines the performances of Asian asset management companies (AMCs). The analysis reveals that the AMCs vary significantly in their design..

What makes a large family more prone to poverty? Why is the poverty incidence invariably higher among households with larger family sizes? This Notes ..

With new outbreaks of the H5N1 influenza among poultry being reported not only in certain countries in Asia but also in Europe and Africa, it is best ..

Ever wonder why one product brand enjoys a more prominent shelf location in a particular retail establishment than another brand? Would such arrangeme..

Trade liberalization--particularly tariff reduction, which is the focus of this paper--triggers changes in both sectoral price ratios and domestic-for..

Coastal resources management (CRM) has flourished as a management approach for attaining a more sustainable form of economic development in the coasta..

Recognizing that the lack of financial resources to support the provision of basic services and to fund local development plans is a critical concern ..

This paper results from a series of international workshops that brought together CBMS and GRB practitioners to discuss how the community-based monito..

This paper looks at the different paradigms of decentralization for drinking water supply in the Philippines and its effectiveness in poverty alleviat..

Productivity, whether defined at a firm/industry level or at an economy-wide level, is a key instrument in evaluating and monitoring performance. It i..