Leveraging service sector growth in the Philippines

ADB Economics Working Paper Series

Volumn 366, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-31

  Mitra, Raja Mikael ^a  

^a Asian Development Bank and the World Bank   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Asia; Business process outsourcing; Diaspora; Growth; Information technology; Innovation; Knowledge economy; Migration; Philippines; Services; Tourism

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; DIASPORA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENTREPRENEUR; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; OUTSOURCING; SERVICE SECTOR; TOURISM;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 84884275556     PISSN: 16555252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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