The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), founded in 1977, has gained international recognition for useful research on development issues relevant to the nation's socioeconomic needs. As the Institute celebrates its 40th year of establishment, it is pertinent to look back at its beginning and examine the main objectives why it was set up. For four decades, amid changes in leadership, PIDS has stayed the course in producing policy research studies that have been useful inputs to policymaking in the country.
In this memoir prepared for the 40th anniversary celebration of the Institute's birth, Dr. Gerardo P. Sicat—the founding father of PIDS—recounts the unique circumstances, philosophy, and other factors that led to the establishment of the research institute. Click here to download the electronic copy of the publication.
