Multidimensional poverty comparisons can be sensitive to the choice of welfare indicators, the weights assigned to the indicators, as well as the aggregate poverty measure used. This paper examines the robustness of trends in multidimensional poverty in the Philippines to these choices by presenting ...
The PRS was reviewed and enhanced in 2004. The fundamental message of the PRS is that poverty is an unacceptable condition that must be eliminated through public policy and action. The Government of the Philippines recognizes this in its new Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan 2004–2010. The...
"Child Poverty in the Philippines." 1-134, http://dirp3.pids.gov.ph/webportal/CDN/PUBLICATIONS/pidsdps1433.pdf.Reyes, C., Tabuga, A., Asis, R., & Mondez, M. B. (2014). Child poverty in the Philippines. Philippine Institute for Development Studies Discussion Paper Series, No. 2014...
Poverty, food and nutrition insecurity remain as critical problems in the Philippines. The average Filipino in 1997 needed an annual income of at least P7710 to meet food requirements or P11319 to meet both food and non-food requirements. Approximately 4511000 families (31.8%) are poor and mos...
The Poverty Fight: Have We Made an Impact? The paper examines the performance of the Philippines with respect to the fight against poverty. It reviews the trends in poverty using the various human d... CM Reyes - 《Discussion Papers》 被引量: 47发表: 2002年 The effectiveness of Poverty Re...
Being the largest sector of the economy, the ... R Siddiqui - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research 被引量: 6发表: 2007年 The Impact of Trade Reform in the 1990s on Welfare and Poverty in the Philippines This paper analyzes the impact of trade reform on welfare and poverty in the ...
The Link between Extreme Poverty and Young Dependents in the Philippines: Evidence from Household Surveys 1 DS Mapa,M Leonard,F Albis,... - University Library of Munich, Germany 被引量: 0发表: 2012年 Overview of poverty and social exclusion in the Western Balkans Groups that stand out as ...
Senior; and "The Puerto Rican Family and the Anthropologist: Oscar Lewis, 'La Vida' and The Culture of Poverty," F. Cordasco. Part III, "The ... F Cordasco - Scarecrow Press, Inc., Metuchen, N.J. ($10.00) 被引量: 8发表: 1972年 Poverty in the Philippines: the impact of family ...
Using household survey data for 1998, the authors assess the distributional impact of the recent economic crisis in the Philippines. The results suggest that the impact of the crisis was modest, leading to a five percent reduction in average living standards, and a nine percent increase in the ...
The Philippines is home to about four million Filipino families who live below the poverty line, and to about 17 million families who live above it. Nearly, half of all poor families do not meet their food needs. Despite the Philippines' fast economic growth in recent years,the growth has ...