This article focuses on the poverty, population growth and the impact of urbanization in the Philippines. Government studies show that 48.6 per cent of the total population reside in urban areas. Of these, the National Capital Region or Metro Manila currently ranks as the 18th largest metropolitan...
a day of special significance not only for China but for the entire world. As a result of the developments that have taken place in the PRC over the 70 years, the people of China are living a happier life, the world is more prosperous, and human society is more diverse...
Poverty alleviation and the eviction of the poorest : urban land transfer programs in the Philippines E. Berner, "Poverty alleviation and the eviction of the poorest: towards Urban land reform in the Philippines," International Journal of Urban and ... E Berner - ISS Working Papers - General ...
The Government of the Philippines recognizes this in its new Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan 2004–2010. The mission statement of the MTPDP is "to fight poverty by building prosperity for the greatest number of Filipino people. " Poverty remains 展开 关键词:...
today. For it is poverty that is at the root of all their suffering—the not having- not having the means to help themselves. That is what UNICEF is all about, helping people to help themselves. Giving them the aid to develop. Thereby allowing them to becomeself-reliantand live in ...
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 ...
povertyPhilippinespanel datachildrendeprivationDespite the remarkable economic performance of the Philippines in recent years, poverty remains a core policy issue. And with a relatively young population, the poverty situation concerns largely children who are at the critical stages of their physical, ...
This paper reviews the literature and evidence on the population and poverty nexus. The paper situates the role of demographic changes in development, in general, and poverty alleviation, in particular. It then presents the policy implications of the findings for the Philippines. It emphasizes that...
Filipino women have traditionally enjoyed greater equality than women in other Southeast Asian countries, and women have played an important role in keeping families together despite impoverished conditions. One such woman is Rufina, who grew up amid poverty, and began working at the age of 14 to...
Poverty, agricultural development, and the environment: Evidence from a frontier region of the Philippines We measure impacts of agricultural intensification on environmental outcomes in the Philippines. We develop models of labor demand outside a forest zone an... G Shively,S Pagiola - American Ag...