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..

Amidst the continuing ballooning of the country's fiscal deficit, the government appears to have focused much attention in searching for innovative an..

Is it enough to have funds available for government programs and projects? This Policy Notes argues that not only is the availability and magnitude of..

Does deregulation of entry and branching restrictions in the country's commercial banking sector foster a more competitive atmosphere? What are the ef..

The study reviews small-scale gold mining in the Philippines and economically assesses mercury pollution and other development problems in the industr..