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_b.P538 2011
245 0 _aPIDS 2010 Economic Policy Monitor:
_bfiscal space, investment, and poverty alleviation
264 _aMakati City :
_bPhilippine Institute for Development Studies,
_c2011
300 _axxi, 105 p.
_c28 cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
520 _a and to discuss and analyze the impact or potential impact of recent policy measures. This first issue of the PIDS Economic Policy Monitor focuses on three related issues: fiscal space, investment, and poverty alleviation. With a 7.3 percent growth achieved in the country`s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010, a feat that was beyond expectations of all analysts, the challenge for the government is to sustain this momentum and make economic growth more inclusive so that poverty may be reduced. The EPM thus looks at how the government can improve its fiscal position to close the national deficit and have the needed resources to finance the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and achieve inclusive growth for the economy. The EPM likewise provides an assessment of the Philippines` poverty situation from a new perspective.
520 _aGovernment think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) strengthens its contribution to policy deliberations by releasing its first PIDS Economic Policy Monitor (EPM) starting 2011. The EPM approach is twofold: to consistently identify policy issues that need to be addressed and their corresponding policy recommendations in certain instances
650 _aFiscal policy
_zPhilippines
_2sears
_990263
650 _aPoverty
_zPhilippines.
_2sears
_964405
700 _aMajuca, Ruperto P.
_9118886
700 _aManasan, Rosario G.
_942863
700 _aMina, Christian D.
_9118887
700 _aReyes, Celia M.
_943367
700 _aTabuga, Aubrey D.
_9118888
700 _aYap, Josef T.
_943011
942 _cREF
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