Social Impact of the Global Financial Crisis in the Philippines Social Impact of the Crisis in the PhilippinesReyes, CeliaSobreviñas, AlellieJesus, Jeremy De
For most of the past three decades, economic growth in the Philippines lagged behind that of its Asian neighbors, earning the country such sobriquets as "the Sick Man of Asia" and "the Latin American of Asia." During the Asian financial crisis, however, the sick man proved more resilient ...
The paper discusses the crisis in the Philippines financial sector that began on a limited scale in 1981 and culminated in a significant contraction of the financial system in 1986. The causes, manifestation and transmission mechanism of the crisis are analyzed and reactions of the authorities to ...
Philippineswomenlabor marketWirtschaftskriseArbeitslosigkeitGeschlechterdiskriminierungLohndifferenzierungPhilippinenThis study examines how the 2008-2009 surges in international food and fuel prices and coinciding global financial crisis impacted the Philippine labor market, with a focus on gendered outcomes...
The rising unemployment rate, in turn, could "plunge more than 140 million people in the region into poverty," (ILO, 2009) setting back the impressive economic performance of the countries in the region. In the Philippines, the most vulnerable are the youth, women migrant workers and those ...
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This study was conducted on the human resource management response of ten manufacturing companies in the Philippines to the financial crisis that affected the country. Instead of implementing manpower reduction, the companies adopted either flexitime or working-week reduction. The study tried to capture...
Financial Reform and Development in the Philippines, 1980-1997: Imperatives, Performance and Challenges The recent currency and financial turmoil in East Asia have led to the evaluation of current financial and macroeconomic policies. The Philippines, which h... PS Intal,GM Llanto - 《Discussion ...
While media attention around the world focused last weekend on the tumultuous weather conditions in the southeastern part of the US, human-made financial tsunamis in the Philippines and Sudan were brewing. The oceanic cyclones are dumping rain and liquidity in amounts unprecedented; the financial ...
Investment-to-GDP Ratios 2.3 Investment Allocations 2.3.1 Sources of Microeconomic Distortions and Other Weaknesses 2.4 External Indebtedness 2.5 Exchange Rate Policies 2.6 Foreign Capital Flows and Intermediation 2.7 Thailand 2.8 Malaysia 2.9 Indonesia 2.10 The Philippines 2.11 Summary of Country ...