Evaluating (chronic) poverty reduction strategies in the Philippines. CPRC Working Paper No. 138.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2009
Country:
Philippines
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Social Change
Authors:
Lim, J.A.

Abstract

This paper discusses the statistics, determinants and responses to poverty – especially chronic poverty – in the Philippines. The diverse issues covered include economic conditions (periodic recessions) and the need for a national development strategy, income and asset distribution, weaknesses in the government’s anti-poverty programs as well as social and subsidy programs, the lack of a cohesive social contract conducive to poverty eradication, and social conflicts and war in some regions with extreme chronic poverty.

Citation

CPRC Working Paper No. 138, Chronic Poverty Research Centre, London, UK, ISBN: 978-1-906433-39-0, 87 pp.

Evaluating (chronic) poverty reduction strategies in the Philippines. CPRC Working Paper No. 138.

Published 1 January 2009
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