Essays about: "Economic of the philippines"

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1. 16. FDI and CO2 Emissions in the ASEAN-5 and India

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Namé Martinez; [2019]
   Keywords : FDI; CO2 emissions; pollution haven hypothesis; Southeast Asia; Toda and Yamamoto causality; structural breaks; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : With the tremendous increases in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the last four decades arose the problem of a possible relationship between FDI and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Scholars have hypothesized that international companies invest in countries with lax environmental regulations to escape high production cost, we call this the pollution haven hypothesis. READ MORE

3. 17. Fire Risk and Vulnerability in Urban Informal Settlements in Metro Manila

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Darlene Rini; [2018]
   Keywords : Urban fire risks; informal settlement fires; urban fire risk management; GIS; URDI; urban disasters; risk indexing; fire statistics; Metro Manila; Quezon City; Science General;

   Abstract : Urban fires, particularly in informal settlements in rapidly urbanizing cities in the developing world, are an “everyday disaster” that oftentimes goes unnoticed or under-served in the face of disturbances of the more “lethal reputation”. These disturbances of normal existence are arguably the most debilitating to vulnerable communities and sustainable development, and yet get little attention in disaster literature or in practice. READ MORE

4. 18. Family Planning (In)Activity - A Case Study of Women and Men’s Role and Responsibility on Family Planning in Metro Manila, the Philippines

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Katarina Lindgren Cortés; [2018]
   Keywords : Contraceptives; Family Planning; Sexual and Reproductive Health; Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health act; Philippines; Urban Poverty; Power; Agency; Gender norms and roles; Feminization of Contraception; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Having access to family planning (FP) services is a cornerstone for economic and social development. Because of reproductive health disparities between income groups, progressive policies have been passed in the Philippines to reduce the gaps. READ MORE

5. 19. Establishing a Culture of Migration : The Spatial, Economic, and Social Planning of Philippine-Korean Labour Migration

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Lars Jesper Alkarp; [2018]
   Keywords : labour migration; the Philippines; Korea; globalisation; transnationalism; transnational families; ethnic enclaves; remittances;

   Abstract : Since the second half of the 20th century the Philippines have supplied the world with migrant workers. Today, almost one tenth of the population is residing abroad. READ MORE

6. 20. Homework before homestay : The importance of host-training for sustainable tourism development

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Rebecca Karlsson; [2017]
   Keywords : Philippines; homestay; sustainable tourism development; less developed countries; host; host-training; cultural exchange;

   Abstract : When tourism is growing fast it is important to develop it in a sustainable way which benefits the communities involved as much as possible. Homestay tourism can benefit local communities such as mass tourism has been widely criticized for failing to do. READ MORE