The Philippine economy : no longer the East Asian exception? / edited by Ramon L. Clarete, Emmanuel F. Esguerra, Hal Hill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Philippine economy, an overview / Ramon L. Clarete, Emmanuel F. Esguerra, and Hal Hill -- Economic growth and poverty reduction / Ramon L. Clarete -- Infrastructure and urbanization / Arturo G. Corpuz -- Education and training / Winfred Villamil -- Universal health coverage, health security, and resilient health systems / Eduardo Banzon and Beverly Lorraine Ho -- Environmental resources, shocks, and national well-being / James Roumasset [and three others] -- Energy, power security, and competitiveness / Majah-Leah Ravago [and four others] -- Development finance / Gilberto M. Llanto -- Governance and institutions / Ronald U. Mendoza and Rosechin Olfindo.

In this volume, a leading group of scholars pose the question, has the Philippine economy rejoined the dynamic East Asian mainstream and, if so, what set of policies and priorities are required to maintain the strong economic momentum of recent years? Successive chapters address issues related to growth and poverty, infrastructure and urbanization, education, health, the environment, energy, development finance, and governance and institutions. This volume has been written with a broad audience in mind. First and foremost it is for readers in, and interested in, this fascinating and important country with a population that now exceeds 100 million people. Second, it will appeal to those in the broader development community with an interest in the analytical and policy challenges that democratic, middle-income countries face as they struggle to lift their citizens out of poverty and to achieve broad-based and environmentally sustainable growth.