Poverty Profile of the Philippines

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Poverty incidence has been declining in the Philippines over the past 10 years. However, with the advent of the Asian crisis in 1997, there was a reversal in poverty trends. Estimates indicate that the headcount index has gone up to 40 percent in 1998 from 31.8 percent in 1997. Other nonincome-based measures of poverty also suggest deterioration in the welfare conditions, particularly of the poor.The paper looks at the trends in the Philippines in the past ten years using income-based and nonincome-based measures of poverty. In particular, indicators relating to employment, education, health and access to basic facilities are used.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: PIDS Discussion Paper Series ; No. 2000-40

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: poverty alleviation ; poverty incidence ; poverty

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Reyes, Celia M.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)
• (where): Makati City
• (when): 2000

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/127747
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET