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The Poverty Fight: Have We Made an Impact?

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Reyes, Celia M
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The paper examines the performance of the Philippines with respect to the fight against poverty. It reviews the trends in poverty using the various human development indicators. It also examines the changes in the policy environment over the last 25 years. It identifies issues relating to programs, institutional arrangements and poverty measurement.

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Paper provided by Philippine Institute for Development Studies in its series Discussion Papers with number DP 2002-20.

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Date of creation: 2002
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Handle: RePEc:phd:dpaper:dp_2002-20

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Keywords: social safety net programs poverty chronic poverty transient poverty poverty reduction programs human development indicators decomposition targeting schemes community-based monitoring system minimum basic needs

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  1. Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C., 1996. "Structural Adjustment and Poverty Alleviation in the Philippines," Discussion Papers DP 1996-04, Philippine Institute for Development Studies. [Downloadable!]
  2. Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C. & Sanchez-Robielos, Maria Teresa, 1996. "Micro Interventions for Poverty Alleviation: The Philippine Case," Discussion Papers DP 1996-13, Philippine Institute for Development Studies. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Manlagnit, Ma. Chelo V., 2004. "Extent of Asset Accumulation of the Households," Discussion Papers DP 2004-04, Philippine Institute for Development Studies. [Downloadable!]
  2. Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C., 2002. "Education, Labor Market, and Development: A Review of the Trends and Issues in the Philippines for the Past 25 Years," Discussion Papers DP 2002-19, Philippine Institute for Development Studies. [Downloadable!]
  3. Manlagnit, Ma. Chelo V., 2004. "The Role of other Economically Active Household Members in Poverty Alleviation," Discussion Papers DP 2004-03, Philippine Institute for Development Studies. [Downloadable!]
  4. Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C., 2002. "Population and Poverty: A Review of the Links, Evidence and Implications for the Philippines," Discussion Papers DP 2002-21, Philippine Institute for Development Studies. [Downloadable!]
  5. Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C., 2005. "Poverty, Fertility Preferences and Family Planning Practice in the Philippines," Discussion Papers DP 2005-22, Philippine Institute for Development Studies. [Downloadable!]
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