Decentralization and economic development: The Philippine experience

Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-109

  Guevara, Milwida M ^a  

^a FORD FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Devolution; Grants; Local governments; Philippines

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041036295     PISSN: 0018280X     EISSN: 2436097X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. The village is the smallest level of local government unit in the Philippines.
2. Guevara, Gracia, Figueroa, and Espano, "A Study of the Internal Revenue Allotments to Local Governments", 1995, a Study conducted for the Associates in Rural Development and funded by the US-AID.
3. The paper written by Dr. Angel Q. Yoingco on "Credit Financing: The Philippine Experience" for ESCAP, United Nations in 1986 provides an excellent background.
4. Section 296 of the Local Government Code of 1991.
5. Roy W. Bahl, "Implementation Rules for Fiscal Decentralization", a paper presented at the International Seminar on Land Policy and Economic Development, International Center for Land policy Studies and Training, November 17, 1998.