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010 _aAcc#28318
020 _a9715420419
040 _cPhilippine Baptist Theological Seminary
050 _aFil MC 79 .P6
_bB198 1994
100 1 0 _aBalisacan, Arsenio M.
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aPoverty, urbanization and development policy : a Philippine perspective /
_cArsenio M. Balisacan.
264 _aQuezon City, Philippines :
_bUniversity of the Philippines Press,
_c1994
300 _a177 p. :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm.
505 _aContents : 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
650 _aPoverty.
650 _aUrbanization
_xPhilippines.
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_cCB
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