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  Structural adjustment policy experiments: The use of Philippine CGE models

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994

  This paper reviews the general structure of the following general computable general equilibrium (CGE): the APEX model, Habito’s second version of the PhilCGE model, Cororaton’s CGE model and Bautista’s first CGE model. These models are chosen as they represent the range of recently constructed CGE models of the Philippine economy.
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  Towards a model for analyzing the impact of macroeconomic adjustment policies on households: A review of empirical household models in the Philippines

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994

  This paper has two objectives: determination and assessment how the existing empirical household models capture the effects of changes in macroeconomic variables on the welfare of the Filipino household and identification of research gaps in the literature.
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  DAR, land reform-related agencies and the CARP: A study of government and alternative approaches to land acquisition and distribution

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994

  This study examines the land acquisition and distribution process of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) by analyzing the nature and extent of participation of the various government agencies. Attempts are also made in identifying the areas where land reform can be hastened.
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  The LGU extension services in a major rice-growing area: the case of Hagonoy, Davao del Sur

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007

  The province of Davao del Sur is considered one of the major rice-producing provinces of Region XI. It has been regarded as Mindanao’s top rice-yielding province because of its municipality’s (Hagonoy) high yield performance. The study shows that farmers have multiple sources of information within a given farming system.
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  Effectiveness of international anticorruption conventions on domestic policy changes in Latin America

  2012

  This study evaluates the effectiveness of Transparency International Latin America and Caribbean Department (TI - LAC) Conventions Program’s strategy . This strategy tries to generate a dynamic stimulus for the effective implementation of the Inter - American Convention against Corruption ( IACC ) and the United Nations ’ Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in the Americas.
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  A practical guide to social audit as a participatory tool to strengthen democratic governance, transparency and accountability

  United Nations Development Programme, 2011

  This Practical Guide analyses social auditing experiences around the world and extracts important lessons that intend to provide practical guidance to United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and other United Nations agencies officers, advisers, and partners, as well as development practitioners, donors and governments.
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  Sustainable cities: local solutions in the global south

  International Development Research Centre, 2012

  As the combined problems of urbanization, environmental degradation, and poverty become increasingly urgent, understanding the links between sustainability and poverty reduction is imperative. A sustainable urban future for all requires raising the quality of life of the most vulnerable.
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  Slum upgrading - lessons learned from Brazil

  Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2012

  Over the past decade, Brazil has made important progress in legitimizing illegal settlements in big cities.
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  Open government and targeted transparency: trends and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean

  Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2013

  Transparency and integrity are key factors in consolidating democratic governance and deepening the modernization of the state. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has been supporting country efforts to achieve open government, providing technical support and knowledge on transparency in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region.
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  MWSS privatization: Implications on the price of water, the poor, and the environment

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000

  Although the Metro Manila Water and Sewerage System (MWSS) has the responsibility for providing urban water and sewerage services in Metro Manila, actual service coverage has been low particularly for sewerage and quality of service has been poor despite subsidies from the national government.

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