Development Research News

Development Research News is the quarterly news publication of PIDS, reporting on the latest findings as well as recommendations of studies and fora conducted by the Institute. The newsletter features articles on key national and current issues, research digests, project updates, and a rundown of the latest PIDS publications. News on PIDS activities provide an inside look into the Institute and the people behind it. The main objective of the newsletter is to highlight policy-oriented issues deemed relevant and timely, in a nontechnical manner.

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Owning a House in the Metropolis: Still an Elusive Dream?

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 5-a

Having a house that one can call his own remains to be elusive for most Filipinos. Even the lowest cost, mass-based housing projects are diffic..

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Philippine System of National Accounts Revising for Relevance and Accuracy

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 4-g

This article focuses on the overall revision of methodologies and concepts done by the National Statistical Coordination Board to reflect the real tra..

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Pulong Saliksikan Series: Escalating Land Prices Affect Housing Programs

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 4-f

This article features a town planner's talk on how escalating land price affects housing programs. It gives recommendations on solving the NCR housing..

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Pulong Saliksikan Series: A Look in China's Investment Perks

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 4-e

This article takes a look at the investment perks that China offers that the Philippines can consider as a model to study for its own investment progr..

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Findings of DRD-Phase II Studies Out

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 4-d

This article presents the findings and policy implications of the studies done under the Dynamics of Rural Development (DRD) Project part II. The DRD ..

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Philippine Bureaucracy: In Search for the Right Formula for Effective Governance

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 4-c

This article focuses on the common perception that the Philippines has a "bloated" bureaucracy. It takes a look on areas where the bureaucracy can be..

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Enhancing the Use of Research

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 4-b

How much has policy research progressed in the Philippines? It has gone far, given the number of institutions and experts tapped to do the taxi..

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Communicating Policy Issues for Development

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 4-a

There is much to learn from an outsider looking in and assessing the state of how policy studies are being used by target audiences. But there ..

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UNCTAD Introduces MICAS

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 3-f

This article focuses on the new software system called MICAS developed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). It discusse..

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Pulong Saliksikan Series: PIDS to Start Economic Database System

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 3-e

This article focuses on PIDS' newly designed economic database system (EDS) which aims to coordinate, create and maintain all database acquisition in ..

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Health Project Seminar Series Continues

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 3-d

This article discusses the results of several component studies of the Department of Health and Philippine Instituted for Development Studies. It dis..

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Pulong Saliksikan Series: RP's Recent Trade Liberalization

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 3-c

This article looks into the impact of EO 470 and other quantitative restrictions on trade. As increasing tariffs and quantitative restrictions slacke..

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Rural Industrialization Looking Beyond the Land Issue

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 3-b

This article is about the Symposium on Structures and Reforms for Rural Development in the Philippines held on March 17, 1993. The symposium was divi..

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EO 8: Boon or Bane to the Corn-Livestock Industry?

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 3-a

The proposed higher tariffs and the long adjustment period have a negative impact on the short- and long-term interests of the corn and livesto..

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A Look at the Urban Problems, the Myths and Premises: Experts Present Framework of Urban Problematique Study

Jun 01, 1993

DRN 1993 Vol. XI No. 2-e

This article discussed the conceptual framework presented by Dr. Alexander B. Leman with an explanation on how development and urbanization can exist ..

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