TY  - BOOK
AU  - Balisacan,Arsenio M.
TI  - Poverty, urbanization and development policy : a Philippine perspective / 
SN  - 9715420419
AV  - Fil MC 79 .P6 B198 1994
PY  - 1994///
CY  - Quezon City, Philippines : 
PB  - University of the Philippines Press
KW  - Poverty
KW  - Urbanization
KW  - Philippines
N1  - Contents : 
 
1. Introduction 
Urbanization Patterns 
Policy  Issues with Respect to Urban Poverty 
Development Strategics and Industrialization Policies 
Unemployment and Underemployment 
Access to Basic Needs and Social Services 
Organization of the Volume 
2. Poverty Comparisons and Characteristics
Poverty Measurement Issues Choice of Poverty Indicator Poverty Norms Unit of Analysis Aggregating the Data on the Poor Data for Poverty Comparisons Aggregate Poverty Profile Characteristics of Urban Poverty 
3. Labor Markets and Earning Differences 
The Overall Picture of Employment 
Characteristics of Urban Labor Markets Earning Differences: An Econometric Analysis 
4. Access to Basic Needs and Services 
Health and Nutrition 
Education 
Housing and Environment 
5. Development Policies, Adjustment, and Poverty 
Long-Term Growth and Industrialization Policies 
Technology Choice and Employment Creation 
Adjustment Policies and Urban Poverty 
6. Political Economy of Poverty Alleviation 
Interest Groups, Ideas, and Economic Controls 
Policy Research, Policy Advice and Development 
Policy Formation Public Agency, Incentive Compatibility, and Pro-Poor Policy 
7. Conclusions and Further Implications 
Appendix A: Robustness of Poverty Comparisons 
Appendix B: Poverty Indicators for Fixed Physical Areas 
Appendix C: An Econometric Model of Occupational Choice 
Appendix D: Measuring the Welfare Impact of Adjustment Policies 
Appendix Tables 
References 
Index

ER  -