Inequality - Matches

The Philippines has recently experienced economic growth despite the global economic slowdown. But there are people who wonder why economic growth has..

While economic growth is important for poverty reduction, the rather stellar performance of the Philippines in economic growth has still not translate..

In the Philippines, no assessment has been done yet on the impacts of changes in household income and the free public secondary education act (Republ..

This paper aims to explore the determinants of household income and expenditure growth, and assess whether the poor are benefiting from economic dev..

This issue of the Development Research News (DRN) covers the highlights of the 14th Global Development Conference in Manila organized by Global Develo..

Poverty incidence in the Philippines is rising based on the national official data released by the National Statistical Coordination Board. Poverty in..

This paper examines the relationship among poverty, economic growth, and inequality by decomposing poverty changes at subnational levels. The results ..

What caused the worsening of the poverty situation in the Philippines from 2003 to 2006? What strategies and kind of interventions are called for? Rea..

In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the downward trend in previous pove..

While the national average for maternal and child health services utilization shows improvement, the Philippines is yet to achieve the Millennium Deve..

Despite the many propoor policies, programs, and projects instituted, the country's gains in the fight against poverty have still been modest. This No..

This paper presents a few of the latest statistics on income poverty, growth, and inequality, and makes a case about the need not only to monitor curr..

Over the past sixty years, the concept of development has expanded from economic growth and investment, to poverty reduction, human development, susta..

While the national average for maternal and child health services utilization shows improvement, the Philippines is yet to achieve the MDG targets for..

The article reviews trends in population and poverty, compares population and development between the Philippines and Thailand over the last 40 years,..