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Disability considerations for infrastructure programmes
Evidence on Demand, 2016Approximately 15% of the world’s population, over a billion people, have some form of disability. DFID’s aim is for its policies and programmes to be inclusive of and accessible to all people, including people with disabilities, vulnerable and those discriminated against and excluded due to gender, geography, income, age or other characteristics.DocumentAnalyzing the impact of Philippine tariff reform on unemployment, distribution and poverty using CGE-microsimulation approach
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2003Tariff reduction leads to higher imports and exports. Although domestic production for the local market declines, the overall production improves. These are due to the substitution and scale effects of tariff reduction.DocumentRegulatory policies and reforms in the power and downstream oil industries
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2003Like many developing countries, the Philippines has witnessed substantial trade liberalization and economic deregulation in various sectors of the economy including telecommunications, financial market, airlines, ports, shipping, water, and energy. At the same time, the country has engaged in privatizing and devising new regulatory frameworks particularly for the utilities sectors.DocumentSpecial Purpose Vehicles and insolvency reforms in the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2005Unlike other Asian countries, the Philippines had not really had major reforms in its insolvency procedures since the Asian crisis.DocumentInterface between competition policy and infrastructure regulation in the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2005Poor infrastructure has long been identified as a bottleneck and major constraint in fostering Philippine competitiveness and growth.DocumentRealities of a watershed management approach in the Philippines: a framework for case analysis
2004The effectiveness and capacity by which society manages its watershed resources is mediated by different factors, namely: economic considerations—financial capital; technical and administrative capacity—intellectual capital; social governance capacity—social and institutional capital; and legal framework—political capital.DocumentCommunity-led watershed-based water resources management: the case of Balian, Pangil, Laguna
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004In Balian, Philippines, the presence of indigenous institutions borne by a well entrenched and historically rooted and highly developed sociopolitical arrangement has enabled the local community to effectively link their governance and production activities to the watershed resource, despite opposition from some local political interests.DocumentRealities of watershed management in the Philippines: the case of the Iloilo-Maasin watershed
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004This paper analyses the presence or absence of elements needed to have an effective system of watershed management in the Maasin Watershed, Iloilo Province, Philippines. It concludes that:DocumentRealities of the watershed management approach: The Manupali watershed experience
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004Local research in the Manupali watershed, with about 60% of its land area belonging to the upland municipality of Lantapan, Bukidnon, found that water quantity and quality declined due to soil erosion and domestic waste contamination. As population grows and agriculture becomes more integrated to the market, water deterioration is projected to worsen.DocumentPhilippine-Japan economic linkages: a case study of Cebu
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004The impact of the Japan-Philippine Economic Agreement (JPEPA) can be enriched by providing a regional dimension in its macro-analysis.Pages