This paper attempts to analyze governance systems in Southeast Asia and proposes some policy suggestions that can improve governance practices in the region. It also discusses the links between governance and official development assistance and the role of the Japan Bank for International...

Regional development policy and practice took significant transformations over the last five decades. Its relevance has been challenged in recent years by the new economic geography that emerged in view of globalization and as most nations veer towards a more democratic and decentralized...

As a report on the initial results of ESIA-WID’s endeavor to measure the impact of Cagayan Integrated Development Project, this paper traces its effects from the input point to the ultimate change in household welfare. The implications of results in this study can then be utilized for future...

Under EO 102, the Metro Naga Development Council (MNDC) has been tasked to formulate, coordinate and monitor programs, projects and activities for the acceleration of economic development and social growth. This paper identifies the three major challenges that the MNDC has faced: first is the...

This paper reports on the initial results of ESIA-WID’s endeavor to measure the impact of Cagayan Integrated Development Project by tracing its effects from the input point to the ultimate change in household welfare. Analysis indicates that the project have a very strong positive effect on...

This article discusses the productive and reproductive roles Filipino women perform and assesses their contributions to human development. It also examines the reality of their marginalization from the country’s social, economic and political life. It then suggests on measures by which women...

This paper attempts to analyze governance systems in Southeast Asia and proposes some policy suggestions that can improve governance practices in the region. To put the discussion on governance systems in a proper context, the paper discusses the governance and growth nexus in Southeast Asia;...

This article is presented before the 19th Annual Meeting of the Philippine Economic Society at the Manila Hotel on December 11, 1982. Examination of the Philippine strategy for development during the 1970s has indicated a success that is relatively short-lived; hence, it is necessary to emphasize...

Under EO 102, the Metro Naga Development Council (MNDC) has been tasked to formulate, coordinate and monitor programs, projects and activities for the acceleration of economic development and social growth. This paper identifies the three major challenges that the MNDC has faced: first is the...

This paper attempts to analyze governance systems in Southeast Asia and proposes some policy suggestions that can improve governance practices in the region. It also discusses the links between governance and official development assistance (ODA) and the role of the Japan Bank for International...