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 ..

This article takes a closer look at the decades-long armed confrontation between the government and the rebel groups, and explores the potential benef..

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

Food policy analysts and government policymakers have different views on food security. Those who decide for agriculture in less developed countries e..

What differentiates the GNP from the GDP? Where are the OFW remittances reflected? How does one measure these income account concepts? This Economic I..

Can the Philippines be another Bollywood? Can it follow the relative success of India and other countries such as China, Korea, and Japan in penetrati..

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

This paper looks at the regulatory reforms in the electricity and downstream oil industries, two important inputs to the production process that were ..

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

This paper attempts to analyze governance systems in Southeast Asia and proposes some policy suggestions that can improve governance practices in the ..

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..

The paper determines the factors affecting the export performance of firms in three main manufacturing sectors in the Philippines. Specifically, firm-..

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