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    The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act [Philippines]

    Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
    The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (IPRA) is considered a landmark legislation in the area of social justice and human rights.
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    The Philippine Council for Sustainable Development

    Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
    One of the main proposals that came out of the Rio Summit was the formulation of a national sustainable development council in each of the participating countries. Within three months from the conclusion of the Rio Summit, the Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) was set up.
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    Women and micro-finance programs

    Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
    The provision of micro-finance for women is now also regarded not only as an instrument for poverty alleviation but also for women's empowerment. Whilst Filipino women have traditionally not had access to resources, in the latter part of the 1980s, a trend emerged towards increasing women's participation in socio-economic work.
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    Clean air legislation [in the Philippines]

    Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
    The Clean Air Law or Republic Act No. 8749 uses unique legislative language centered on the principles of sustainable development and "polluters must pay". This case study focuses on the work and experience of Greenpeace and the Clean Air Coalition in their pursuit of securing this landmark legislation.
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    Anti-poverty programs [in the Philippines]

    Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
    Poverty is one of the perennial problems that all administrations in the Philippines had to deal with. The basic concern of this case study is to examine the nature, extent, and impact of civil society participation in both the Social Reform Council (SRC) and the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC).
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    The making of the people's constitution : two views. II: role of civil society movement and the making of new constitution in Thailand

    Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
    Extensive participation by civil society organisations from the grassroots to the national level took place from 1996-1997 in Thailand. For the first time in Thailand's history, the process of constitution - making was designed around participatatory processes.
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    Two case studies of corruption in medicine and medical supplies procurement in the Ministry of Public Health: II - a framework of relationships between civil society and good governance

    Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
    The medical supplies scandal in the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand was a case of corruption involving cooperation among politicians, civil servants and private medical companies.
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    Two case studies of corruption in medicine and medical supplies procurement in the Ministry of Public Health: I civil society and movement against corruption

    Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
    In the middle of 1998 a rural doctors’ forum disclosed corruption in the Ministry of Public Health in Thailand. The objective of this case study, produced by the Civil Society and Governance Programme at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), is to examine the structure of the corruption problem.
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    Political decentralization [in the Philippines]

    Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
    The case study documents the experience of a former fifth class municipality, Valencia, Negros Oriental, in implementing and institutionalizing an innovative system of social service delivery. It also assesses the processes undertaken to implement and institutionalize the program in.
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    Socialized housing

    Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
    Davao is the largest City in the world in terms of land area. The City continues to experience accelerated land development brought about by rapid population growth and urban expansion generated by industrialization, intensive business and commercial activities. The Mindanao Land Foundation, Inc.

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