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Targeting the agricultural poor: the case of PCIC`s special programs
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2015Under the Aquino administration, premium subsidies on agricultural insurance have significantly increased, mostly due to the special programs being implemented by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation.DocumentAssessment of the DSWD SEA-K Strategy
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014This study looks at the effectiveness of the strategy and the complementary interventions of the Sustainable Livelihood Program’s Self-Employment Assistance Kaunlaran (SLP SEA-K).DocumentProperty damage recovery and coping behavior of households affected by an extreme flood event in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2015This study identifies the factors influencing household choice of coping strategy to an extreme flood event in Marikina City in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, as well as household recovery after the event, measured in terms of the length of time to repair, rebuild, or replace damaged property. A survey of 400 households was conducted to obtain data.DocumentGreen and gold: promoting eco-adventure and cultural tourism for inclusive and sustainable growth
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2015Tourism has been identified as one cross-cutting priority topic, straddling the objectives of employment generation (inclusivity) and sustainability in the Philippines.DocumentEconomic Policy Monitor 2014: Effective regulations for sustainable growth
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2015This fifth issue of the PIDS Economic Policy Monitor (EPM) highlights the importance of regulatory coherence and quality to realize rapid, sustainable, and inclusive growth.DocumentThe growth of micro and small, cluster based furniture manufacturing firms and their implications for poverty reduction in Tanzania
Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2012Micro, small, and medium manufacturing enterprises (MSMEs) offer good examples of firm clustering and incipient entry points for industrial development in Tanzania. This study analyses the growth of cluster-based, micro and small furniture-manufacturing firms located in the Keko, Buguruni-Malapa, and Mbezi Beach kwa Komba industrial clusters.DocumentMining tax in Zambia
Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research, 2013With some of the worst poverty statistics in Africa, Zambia appears to have little to show for a century of mining. But given good policies, the country’s considerable mineral wealth clearly represents a real opportunity to grow the economy and tackle poverty.DocumentFrom deprivation to distribution: is global poverty becoming a matter of national inequality
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2012The majority of the world’s poor, by income and multi-dimensional poverty measures, live in countries classified by the World Bank as middle-income countries. Such patterns matter beyond theDocumentA study of National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme in three Grama Panchayats of Kasaragod District
Centre for Development Studies, Kerala, India, 2009The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) is a historic legislation passed by the Government of India in September 2005. It was enacted in order to address the crucial issues of unemployment and poverty in rural India. The NREGA guarantees a hundred days of unskilled employment to each household in every financial year at an equal wage rate for both male and female workers.