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The Governance of Indonesian Overseas Employment in the Context of Decentralization

Bachtiar, Palmira Permata - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2011

This study looks at emigration governance in the context of decentralized Indonesia. It examines various local …

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Water in Metro Cebu: The Case for Policy and Institutional Reforms

David, Cristina C.; Inocencio, Arlene B.; Largo, … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1998

Over the past decade, Metro Cebu has been rapidly moving toward growth and industrialization contributing as much as 70 percent to Visayas’ industrial output. However, associated with this progress are the concerns of various sectors about the quality of water services. Only 23 percent of the...

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Governance in Southeast Asia: Issues and Options

Gonzalez, Eduardo T.; Mendoza, Magdalena L. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2006

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; describes the operating governance systems in Southeast Asia …

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Public Administration Reform in a Transitional Economy: Case of Vietnam

Dinh, Quan Xuan - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1998

This paper examines Vietnam’s institutional debates and reforms during 1987-1997. It maintains that the country has started “renovation process” due to the collapse of the Soviet bloc in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Identification and analysis of the problems and challenges show that...

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Informal Economy, Governance, and Corruption

Chowdhury, Hedayet Ullah - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2007

determinant of the informal economy in the global context. It likewise attempted to relate the informal economy with governance …

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Indicators of Good Governance: Developing an Index of Governance Quality at the LGU Level

Manasan, Rosario G.; Gaffud, Romualdo; Gonzalez, Eduardo T. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1999

Governance is a complex concept. It includes the state’s institutions and structures, its decisionmaking process, its … to develop a composite index of the quality of governance at the local government level. It also defines limited … and space. The governance quality index constructed here is focused on three principal elements: capacity of the LGU to …

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Regional Budget Determination and Allocation: A Policy Revisit

Mercado, Ruben G. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1999

National leadership over the past three decades has recognized regional development as an important policy thrust and strategy for national development. Hence, regional allocation becomes an integral part in the national government budgeting system, which is aimed for greater efficiency and...

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Water in Metro Cebu: The Case for Policy and Institutional Reforms

David, Cristina C.; Inocencio, Arlene B.; Largo, … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1998

Over the past decade, Metro Cebu has been rapidly moving towards growth and industrialization contributing as much as seventy percent to Visayas’ industrial output. However, associated with this progress are the concerns of various sectors about the quality of water services. Only 23 percent...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005785182

Local Efforts in Housing Provision

Manasan, Rosario G.; Sayos, Anicia C.; Quisao, Ross Q. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1998

From the provision of the Local Government Code, various LGUs have provided the housing requirements of the less-privileged sectors. This paper presents an overview of the existing knowledge and policy experience in local housing innovations in the cities of Palawan, Naga and San Carlos. It also...

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Health Management: Strategies from Selected Cities

Pineda, Virginia S. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1998

In the light of increased demand for basic services and sanitation facilities due to urbanization, devolution facilitates the smooth and fast delivery of social services. In the health sector, however, the strongest opposition, due to issues of tenure, the sustainability of devolved facilities...

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