Pro-poor Development Policies : : Lessons from the Philippines and East Asia / / ed. by James A. Roumasset, Hal Hill, Majah-Leah V. Ravago.

• MitwirkendeR: Aldaba, Fernando T.,; Anderson, Kym,; Ang, Alvin,; Athukorala, Prema-chandra,; Balisacan, Arsenio M.,; Bersales, Lisa Grace S.,; Canlas, Dante B.,; Capuno, Joseph J.,; Clarete, Ramon L.,; Concepcion, Eina Izabela Z.,; Cruz, Russel Matthew dela,; Dios, Emmanuel S. de,; Ducanes, Geoffrey M.,; Esguerra, Emmanuel F.,
• HerausgeberIn: Hill, Hal,; Ravago, Majah-Leah V.,; Roumasset, James A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (816 p.)

“This collection of essays provides a wealth of information and analysis about the Philippine economy and the role of agriculture and economic policy in it. The Philippine experience has been quite different from the highly successful Asian economies, with a long period of low growth until the turn of the century and only then greater success. The authors cover not only the Philippine experience but also place it in its Asian context and that of developing countries more generally. They report on the lessons learned, both positive and negative, from the various economic policies that have been adopted, with regard to both agriculture and to economic inequality. Those interested in Philippine economic development, and Asian development more broadly, will find this an important reference work.”—Anne O. Krueger, Senior Research Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; 1st Deputy Managing Director, IMF (2001-6); Vice-President of Economics and Research, World Bank (1982-86)

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures, Tables and Boxes -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Message -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Acronyms -- Part 1. Introduction and Synthesis -- 1. From Agriculture to Competition: Overview and Lessons from the Philippines and Asia for Pro-poor Development -- 2. Philippine Economic Development in Comparative Perspective: An Interpretative Essay -- Part 2. Agricultural and Economic Development -- 3. Trade Distortions as Constraints to Agricultural Development in East Asia -- 4. Beyond Krugman: The Importance of Agriculture for East Asian Growth -- 5. The Role of Agricultural and Structural Transformations in Rural Poverty Reduction -- 6. The Changing Relationship between Farm Size and Productivity: Asia and the Philippines -- 7. The Political Economy of Rice Policy in the Philippines -- 8. Adapting Philippine Agriculture to Climate Change -- Part 3. Economic Policies for Achieving Targeted Levels of Living in the Philippines -- 9. Low Income Traps and Philippine Poverty Incidence -- 10. The Philippines in Global Manufacturing Value Chains: A Tale of Arrested Growth -- The Limits of Trade Policy Liberalization in the Philippines -- 12. Reaching for the Demographic Dividend to Achieve Inclusive Economic Growth -- 13. Collateralizing Wages: The Case of Sangla ATM -- Part 4. Inequality and Economic Development -- 14. An Essay on Markets, Distributive Justice and Social Safety Nets -- 15. Convergence of Philippine Spatial Inequality during the American Colonial Period -- 16. Social Differentiation: The Middle Class and Its Discontents -- 17. Redistributive Preferences and Prospects for Intergenerational Mobility in Southeast Asia -- Part 5. Competition Law and Policy -- 18. Adopting and Adapting Competition Policy: Asian Illustrations -- 19. Competition and Employment Growth in the Philippines: A Baseline Assessment -- 20. Buyer Power and Late Payment Behaviour in the Shoe Capital of the Philippines -- 21. Regulation, Market Evolution and Competition in the Philippine Microfinance Sector -- 22. Tariffication and Market Structure: The Case of the Philippine Rice Industry -- 23. The Role of Government Subsidies in Philippine Agricultural Competition -- Part 6. International Dimensions -- 24. Modernization of the Global Rice Market -- 25. International Cooperation for Development: Learning from Trade and Tax Policies -- Index