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    Economic crisis...once more

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2001
    This book is a collection of 15 exhaustive studies on the recent East Asian financial crisis.
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    The Philippines beyond 2000: an economic assessment

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000
    The performance of the Philippine economy from 1987 to 1997 can be summed up in two statements. One, despite significant gains in almost all sectors, the Philippines still lags behind its neighbors. Two, while there has been a marked improvement in the investment climate, there has been a notable lag in the progress of microeconomic reforms.
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    Bottleneck to growth: inadequate infrastructure

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004
    For a country to become more competitive in today's emerging world environment and be able to capture new markets and investments, it has to have efficient infrastructure in place. This has been the experience of many rapidly developing countries in East Asia which invested heavily in power, telecommunications, transportation and the like.
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    Impact Evaluation of the Non-contributory Social Pension Program 70 y más

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014
    Implemented throughout Mexico, the 70 y más (70 and above) programme was aimed at improving the living conditions of adults aged 70 and older. The programme was centred on two components:
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    Promoting fnancial inclusion for inclusive growth in Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    Financial inclusion is central to economic empowerment in rural communities, as it forms the foundation for the sustainable economic development of the less privileged in society. By engaging in economic activities where goods and services are traded for cash, people become part of economic clusters.
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    Financing better health care for all

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2009
    Poor people’s access to good health care is limited because they cannot afford it and often live far from quality services. There is evidence that poor people will pay to use health services if the quality is good. Cash transfers have also been highly successful in encouraging women to use health care, and contracting-out can help to improve coverage.
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    A randomized evaluation of the effects of an agricultural insurance program on rural households’ behavior: evidence from China

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014
    The provision of weather insurance is a potential way of shielding farmers from weather related shocks and reducing poverty. However, the use of weather insurance is not widespread in many countries. In China, even with a government subsidy of 70 per cent, the take-up of weather insurance is quite low.
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    Alliances towards a common goal: the role of public-private partnerships in rural development In Latin America

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2014
    In Latin America, public-private partnerships have proven to be a successful tool for promoting rural development. Adequate coordination and involvement of stakeholders at the local level has been fundamental in achieving positive results.
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    Policy and Regulatory Issues and Challenges in Microinsurance: A Philippine Case

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007
    When poor households face catastrophic events, they do not have any means for risk protection. Access to formal risk protection schemes such as insurance may be a more effective means to minimize the poor households' losses but traditional mainstream insurance has bypassed informal workers and poor households.
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    Inequality and spatial disparities in Tunisia

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011
    The analysis of spatial inequalities in Tunisia has been the subject of several research works but only at a regional level. However, this paper produces a new empirical analysis of spatial disparities at the “délégations” level (a finer geographical level than a city).

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