Pro-poor development policies : lessons from the Philippines and East Asia [Electronic book] / edited by Hal Hill, Majah-Leah V. Ravago, James A. Roumasset.

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Intro -- Contents -- PART 1: Introduction and Synthesis -- 1. From Agriculture to Competition: Overview and Lessons from the Philippines and Asia for Pro-poor Development by Hal Hill, Majah-Leah V. Ravago and James A. Roumasset -- 2. Philippine Economic Development in Comparative Perspective: An Interpretative Essay by Hal Hill, Arsenio M. Balisacan and Russel Matthew Dela Cruz -- PART 2: Agricultural and Economic Development -- 3. Trade Distortions as Constraints to Agricultural Development in East Asia by Kym Anderson -- 4. Beyond Krugman: The Importance of Agriculture for East Asian Growth by Peter Warr -- 5. The Role of Agricultural and Structural Transformations in Rural Poverty Reduction by Jikun Huang -- 6. The Changing Relationship between Farm Size and Productivity: Asia and the Philippines by Keijiro Otsuka -- 7. The Political Economy of Rice Policy in the Philippines by V. Bruce J. Tolentino and Beulah Maria de la Pe�na -- 8. Adapting Philippine Agriculture to Climate Change by Mark W. Rosegrant and Mercedita A. Sombilla with Nicostrato Perez, Angga Pradesha and Timothy Thomas -- PART 3: Economic Policies for AchievingTargeted Levels of Living in the Philippines -- 9. Low Income Traps and Philippine Poverty Incidence by Raul V. Fabella and Geoffrey M. Ducanes -- 10. The Philippines in Global Manufacturing Value Chains: A Tale of Arrested Growth by Prema-chandra Athukorala -- 11. The Limits of Trade Policy Liberalization in the Philippines by Fernando T. Aldaba, Alvin Ang and Cielito F. Habito -- 12. Reaching for the Demographic Dividend to Achieve Inclusive Economic Growth by Dennis S. Mapa, Ernesto M. Pernia and Lisa Grace S. Bersales -- 13. Collateralizing Wages: The Case of Sangla ATM by Nobuhiko Fuwa, Kei Kajisa, Eduardo Lucio, Sharon Faye Piza and Yasuyuki Sawada -- PART 4: Inequality and Economic Development.

14. An Essay on Markets, Distributive Justice and Social Safety Nets by Dante B. Canlas -- 15. Convergence of Philippine Spatial Inequality during the American Colonial Period by Jan Carlo B. Punongbayan, Jeffrey G. Williamson and Karl Robert L. Jandoc -- 16. Social Differentiation: The Middle Class and Its Discontents by Emmanuel S. de Dios and Philip Arnold P. Tua�no -- 17. Redistributive Preferences and Prospects for Intergenerational Mobility in Southeast Asia by Joseph J. Capuno -- PART 5: Competition Law and Policy -- 18. Adopting and Adapting Competition Policy: Asian Illustrations by Majah-Leah V. Ravago, James A. Roumasset and Arsenio M. Balisacan -- 19. Competition and Employment Growth in the Philippines: A Baseline Assessment by Stella A. Quimbo, Meg L. Rega�non, Eina Izabela Z. Concepcion and Cara T. Latinazo -- 20. Buyer Power and Late Payment Behaviour in the Shoe Capital of the Philippines by Tetsushi Sonobe -- 21. Regulation, Market Evolution and Competition in the Philippine Microfinance Sector by Jan Carlo B. Punongbayan, Gilberto M. Llanto and Emmanuel F. Esguerra -- 22. Tariffication and Market Structure: The Case of the Philippine Rice Industry by Ramon L. Clarete -- 23. The Role of Government Subsidies in Philippine Agricultural Competition by Arlene B. Inocencio and Agnes C. Rola -- PART 6: International Dimensions -- 24. Modernization of the Global Rice Market by Suthad Setboonsarng -- 25. International Cooperation for Development: Learning from Trade and Tax Policies by Marilou Uy -- Index.

This book provides an analysis of the Philippine economy and the role of agriculture and economic policy in it, placing it in the context of Asia itself and developing countries in general.

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