Summary

Research Report: Examines all major facets of the Philippine economy and development policy.

Description

Author: Edited by Arsenio M. Balisacan, University of the Philippines-Diliman, and Hal Hill, Australian National University

This book examines all major facets of the Philippine economy and development policy. Contributors to this volume look both to the past and to the future, and their approaches are variously descriptive, analytical, interpretive, and comparative. The book assesses trends since the 1980s, identifies major policy issues, and provides a balance sheet of achievements and deficiencies over the past decade and beyond.

Contributions include analyses of political economy; monetary and exchange rate policy; public finance; agriculture; industry; services; population, human resources and employment; poverty and inequality; regional development; environmental and natural resources. It highlights future challenges that need to be addressed if the country is to embark on a sustainable, durable, and equitable growth trajectory. The book also offers lessons from the Philippines development experience that may be relevant for many countries at the present time.

This publication will be an important reference point for readers (including policy makers, academics, the business community, students and the international community) who wish to gain a comprehensive understanding of developments in the Philippine economy and some of the social implications inherent in that development.

This book was the result of an AusAID-funded project to promote Australian academic interest in the Philippines and broaden and inform the bilateral relationship between Australia and the Philippines, particularly in the area of development cooperation. The project also aimed to promote institutional and academic linkages between Australia and the Philippines and promote collaborative research on economic and social development issues in key areas of mutual interest, and was undertaken as a joint exercise between the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University, and the School of Economics at the University of the Philippines.

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This report was commissioned by AusAID. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of AusAID or the Australian Government.