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In practice, its autonomy and role are limited. Congress usually accepts bills proposed by the government without much opposition or debate. It has challenged the government only on less important issues; for example, it blocked a fuel tax proposal for highway expansion. Congress is not ...
It has been shown that in the Philippines a great majority of a state firms can be justified on such grounds. Still, numerous firms were established on the basis of some noneconomic grounds. The use of the latter set of justifications resulted in government intervention even in areas where ...
Trump has a decent track record on regulatory issues, so my fingers are crossed that this policy (and others like it) will be reversed. I’ll close by observing that our leftist friends generally have two motives when pushing these types of policies. The first motive, which is somewhat logi...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 16 January 2023—For nearly three years, technology has played a critical role in helping nations respond to the complex and constantly shifting realities brought about by COVID-19, accelerating digital adoption and transformation exponentially, even in ...
are the institutions that are most directly accountable to the people. This chapter discusses the origins and principles of sustainability planning for cities, various strategies for implementation, and concludes by providing a case study of a sustainability plan for the city of Manila, Philippines. ...
At WSP we care about the issues facing local government, and we’re passionate about creating social and economic value and delivering equitable solutions that help the United Kingdom’s places and communities to thrive. In the UK, our 9,000 people in 44 offices work with district and county...
Sociological Analysis on State Policy Behaviour in the Making of Regional Policy on the Protection of Migrant Workers: the Case of Indonesia and the Philippines in ASEAN Although ASEAN has been moving progressively in free market and economic integration, areas of social protection, especially the pro...
The assignment of functions and people are the two main issues in the normative theory of fiscal federalism. Parts II and III of the text develop the normative theories of public expenditures and taxation under the assumption of a single government. Part IV considers the special problems ...
Authors’ calculations. The survey was performed in 2017 by Pulse Asia Research, Inc. a reputable organization that has been performing periodic public opinion polls in the Philippines since 1999. The survey item asked respondents to state whether they felt their current tax burden was “relatively...