A generalization and the widespread use of foreign currency in North Korea is called dollarization. Opinions are mixed over the backgrounds and the…

More than 25 years into the implementation of the Local Government Code of 1991, it is inconclusive whether fiscal decentralization indeed improves…

The study analyzes the efficiency implications of fiscal decentralization using stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). It uses LGU health expenditure (in…

The Performance Challenge Fund (PCF), established by the DILG in 2010, is a performance-based incentive program that gives financial subsidies to local…

Despite almost three decades of Philippine decentralization, local governments continue experience varied levels of development and face challenges in…

The Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) is a data collection system designed to methodically process and integrate local government data for…

In Roman literature, the word ‘black swan’ was used as metaphor to express impossibility as it was perceived that swans were always white. Later, with…

The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has exposed the fragility of labour markets around the world. It might be the world’s biggest emergency in terms of job…

Based on clear evidences emerging from around the world about the linkages between human mobility and the spread of COVID-19, Pakistan is gradually…

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One of the innovative ways by which the Government of India is addressing the challenges of rural road development is the use of plastic waste as an…

The economy of Batam Island, one of the most favoured tourist destinations for Singaporeans, has deteriorated significantly due to the COVID-19…