Growth, Poverty, and Income Inequality in the Philippines
ASEDP
No.46
CONTENTS
Contents (331KB)
Preface / Arsenio M. Balisacan, Shigeaki Fujisaki
Chapter I
What Do We Really Know—or Don't Know—About Economic Inequality and Poverty in the Philippines? / Arsenio M. Balisacan
Measurement Issues: How Should Inequality and Poverty be Measured?
International Comparison Using "High Quality" Data: Is the Philippines An Exception to the "Asian Standards" of Inequality and Poverty Reduction?
Some Policy Issues: Should "Conventional" Prescriptions be Abandoned in Favor of "New" Ones?
What Have We Learned?
Appendix
References
Chapter II
International and International Comparisons of Philippine Poverty / Solita Collas-Monsod, Toby C. Monsod
Dimensions of Philippine Poverty
Philippine Poverty: International Comparisons
Regional and Provincial poverty: International Comparisons
Philippine Poverty: An Assessment of Prospects
References
Chapter III
Complementarity, Linkages, and Economic Development (2.29MB) / Shigeaki Fujisaki
The Complementarity Effect of Investment
Division of Labor and Indivisibility
Pecuniary External Economies and the Role of Government
The Extent of Market and an Avalanche of Consumers' Goods
Bullish Entrepreneurs and the East Asian Miracle
The Export-Push Strategy and Domestic Market
Poverty Alleviation and Linkages
China's Economic Reform and Linkages
Rural Linkages in the Punjab and the Philippines
Concluding Remarks: Toward a Tiger in the 21st Century
Appendix
References
Chapter IV
Globalization, Poverty and Inequality / Raul V. Fabella
Globalization, Growth and Poverty
Globalization and LDC Inequality: The Direct Links
Some Evidence on Globalization and Inequality
World Inequality and Non convergence
A Race to the Bottom?
Summary
References
Chapter V
Labor's Income Share in the Philippines / Dante B. Canlas
Output Growth and Business Fluctuations
An Aggregate Labor-Demand Model
Labor's Income Share
Real Wage and Hours of Work
Some Policy Rules
Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter VI
Measuring Poverty in Education / Edita A. Tan
The Educational System
Poverty in Education
Analysis of NEAT Performance across Provinces
Enrollment Rate in Region 5
Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter VII
Local Governance and Poverty Alleviation / Ruperto P. Alonzo
LGU Responsibilities in Infrastructure Provision
The Mix between National and Local Spending
Special-Purpose Grants and Cost-Sharing Schemes: Lessons from Country Experiences
Philippine Perspectives
References