Why Does the Philippines Import Rice?

Why Does the Philippines Import Rice?
Author: David Charles Dawe
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2006
Genre: Free trade
ISBN: 9712202097

Some little-know facts about rice in the Philippines; Rice trade liberalization, poverty, and food security; Improving productivity in the rice sector: solutions for farmers; Potential for crop diversification.

Primed and Purposeful

Primed and Purposeful
Author: Soliman M. Santos
Publisher:
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2010
Genre: Conflict management
ISBN: 9782940415298

Provides the political and historical detail necessary to understand the motivations and probable outcomes of conflicts in the country. The volume explores relate human security issues, including the willingness of several Filipino armed groups to negotiate political settlements to the conflicts, and to contemplate the demobilization and reintegration of combatants into civilian life. Light is also shed on the use of small arms - the weapons of choice for armed groups - whose availability is maintained through leakage from government arsenals, porous borders, a thriving domestic craft industry, and a lax regulatory regime.

Pro-Poor Land Reform

Pro-Poor Land Reform
Author: Saturnino Borras
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2007-09-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0776618571

Using empirical case materials from the Philippines and referring to rich experiences from different countries historically, this book offers conceptual and practical conclusions that have far-reaching implications for land reform throughout the world. Examining land reform theory and practice, this book argues that conventional practices have excluded a significant portion of land-based production and distribution relationships, while they have inadvertently included land transfers that do not constitute real redistributive reform. By direct implication, this book is a critique of both mainstream market led agrarian reform and conventional state-led land reform. It offers an alternative perspective on how to move forward in theory and practice and opens new paths in land policy research.

Child Trafficking in the Philippines

Child Trafficking in the Philippines
Author:
Publisher: International Labor Office
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2007
Genre: Child prostitution
ISBN:

The study sought to: (a) review current literature on child trafficking in the country; (b) construct a model that could be used to determine the probability of an area being the source of trafficked children; (c) determine the actual situation in selected areas; and (d) assess the existing institutional arrangements that have been set up to combat child trafficking vis-a-vis international and national commitments.

Mindanao: The Long Journey To Peace And Prosperity

Mindanao: The Long Journey To Peace And Prosperity
Author: Paul Hutchcroft
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2018-02-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9813236388

Across more than four decades, the conflict between the national government and Muslim liberation forces in the southern Philippines has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. Two landmark agreements under the presidency of Benigno S Aquino III — the first in 2012 and the second in 2014 — raised high hopes that peace might finally be on the way. But the peace process stalled, and has yet to regain momentum, after a botched counterterrorism operation in early 2015.This volume provides both in-depth examination of the latest stage of a still-ongoing peace process as well as richly textured analysis of the historical, political, and economic context underlying one of the most enduring conflicts in the world. It is thus an extremely important foundational resource in the continuing quest for peace and prosperity in Mindanao.

Handbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results

Handbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results
Author: United Nations Development Programme
Publisher: United Nations Development programm
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789211262698

This 'Handbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results' is an updated edition of the 2002 edition of 'Handbook on Monitoring and Evaluation for Results'. It seeks to address new directions in planning, monitoring and evaluation in the context of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) corporate strategic plan, the requirements of the UNDP evaluation policy approved by the Executive Board in 2006 and the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) 'Standards for Evaluation in the UN System'. The updated Handbook also incorporates information recommended by key users of the Handbook during various workshops held by UNDP units.