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    2016 Aid tansparency index

    Publish What You Fund, 2016
    2015 was an important year for international development, with governments agreeing to the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the next fifteen years. It was also a critical year for aid transparency.
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    Towards financing the Millennium Development Goals of the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006
    The Philippines is lagging behind in terms of achieving the 2015 MDG targets or compared with her neighbours.
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    Measures for assessing basic education in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008
    The second goal of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to achieve universal primary education. The target is to reach all the MDGs by 2015. Trends in education indicators for monitoring the second MDG suggest that Philippines may probably not meet the target on achieving universal primary education.
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    Policy study on the national and local government expenditures for Millennium Development Goals, 2000-2005

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008
    In line with the commitment of the Philippine government to adopt the Millennium Declaration, there have been efforts geared toward the achievement of the millennium development goals (MDGs) particularly the specific targets set for each of the eight MDGs.
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    Financing the Millennium Development Goals: the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007
    The improving fiscal situation in the Phili ppines presents an opportune time for the government to re-assess the resource requir ements of achieving the MDGs and to exercise greater vigilance in ensuring that the MDGs benefit from the fiscal space that has been created. In response, this study updated and expanded the earlier study on the financing of MDGs that was completed in 200 2.
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    Improving local service delivery for the MDGs in Asia: the case of the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009
    This report argues that improving local service delivery (LSD) is about improving people’s lives. It is premised on the idea that better provision of public goods and services is a prerequisite to realizing human capabilities, thus expanding human freedoms and enhancing human lives for a better society.
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    Assessing development strategies to achieve the MDGs in Asia: Philippines (final report)

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011
    The Philippines is a developing country with strong commitment to the millennium development goals (MDGs). However, it faces challenges in closing MDG gaps, owing to mediocre growth, macroeconomic instability, and financing constraints. Since the 1990s, increases in per capita incomes have been pulled down by tepid growth in productivity, rapid population growth, and macroeconomic instability.
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    Are we winning the fight against poverty? An assessment of the poverty situation in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the downward trend in previous poverty estimates. This upward trend went against expectations after the Philippine economy exhibited a relatively robust performance during this period. The reasons as to why this has happened are explored in this paper.
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    Financing the MDGs and inclusive growth in the time of fiscal consolidation

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    The progress made by the national government in consolidating its fiscal position between 2002 and 2006 proved unsustainable as its revenue effort started to go down once again in 2007 after a brief improvement in 2005-2007.
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    Growth and redistribution: Is there 'Trickle Down' Effect in the Philippines?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014
    There is a general belief that economic growth is linked to poverty reduction because growth offers economic opportunities to the poor to improve their lot.

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