Review -- The Palmetto State’s Memory: A History of the South Carolina Department of Archives & History, 1905-1960

A critical review of the book, "The Palmetto State's Memory: A History of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History 1905-1960," by Charles H. Lesser, is presented

Reaching the Poor with Effective Microcredit: Evaluation of a Grameen Bank Replication in the Philippines

Credit provision for small and poor households has always been the major element of nongovernment organizations in alleviating poverty. Recently, there has been a move to replicate the Bangladesh Grameen Bank in the Philippines known as Landless People’s Development Fund. This paper assesses its financial viability at the borrower’s level. The institution’s sustainability is also investigated in terms of sources and fund utilization, administration costs and other branches of financial viability.financial market, poverty alleviation, land management, financial sector, poverty, financial services, credit access

The Role of Academe in Science and Technology Utilization

This article is part of the seminar on “Science Technology Policies in the Philippines" jointly sponsored by PIDS and DOST on May 5, 1989. It focuses on the role of academe from the developed and developing countries in the advancement of science and technology and in the improvement of manpower sector. It discusses the relationship of academe with the government and private industries as well.science and technology, academe

Perceptions of Fishermen Households on the Long-Term Impact of Coastal Resources Management in Panguil Bay

Coastal resources management (CRM) has flourished as a management approach for attaining a more sustainable form of economic development in the coastal areas of the Philippines. Its proliferation, coupled with the reasonably long time it has been in implementation, now calls for an evaluation of its long-term impact as a management and development approach. In this study, the long-term impact of CRM is evaluated not from the perspectives of technical people but based on the perception of its intended primary beneficiaries--the fishermen households. It does so not by looking into a specific CRM program or project but by observing the succession of CRM activities conducted in a single coastal area--Panguil Bay, Mindanao--over many years. The objectives were to ascertain if CRM works, identify its major constraints if it does not, and recommend future courses of actions to address the constraints.coastal resources management, long-term impact indicators, ladder diagram, Panguil Bay

Perceptions of Fishermen Households on the Long-Term Impact of Coastal Resources Management in Panguil Bay

Coastal resources management (CRM) has flourished as a management approach for attaining a more sustainable form of economic development in the coastal areas of the Philippines. Its proliferation, coupled with the reasonably long time it has been in implementation, now calls for an evaluation of its long-term impact as a management and development approach. In this study, the long-term impact of CRM is evaluated not from the perspectives of technical people but based on the perception of its intended primary beneficiaries--the fishermen households. It does so not by looking into a specific CRM program or project but by observing the succession of CRM activities conducted in a single coastal area--Panguil Bay, Mindanao--over many years. The objectives were to ascertain if CRM works, identify its major constraints if it does not, and recommend future courses of actions to address the constraints.coastal resources management, long-term impact indicators, ladder diagram, Panguil Bay

Asian and Western Values: Implications for the APEC Community-Building Process

The discussion on Western and Eastern values has begun to take on emotional heat even in sedate conferences. Where a controversy rages, it is always useful to contribute any perspective that can help shed light. This paper is a call for other perspective that can help place the controversy on Western and Eastern values within the context of a community of people who have a great need for understanding each other.labor force, labor mobility, trade sector, labor migration, APEC

Public Administration Reform in a Transitional Economy: Case of Vietnam

This paper examines Vietnam’s institutional debates and reforms during 1987-1997. It maintains that the country has started “renovation process” due to the collapse of the Soviet bloc in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Identification and analysis of the problems and challenges show that the prescription for economic reforms cannot be effectively carried out without an efficient administrative capacity to manage the change.governance

Public Administration Reform in a Transitional Economy: Case of Vietnam

This paper examines Vietnam’s institutional debates and reforms during 1987-1997. It maintains that the country has started “renovation process” due to the collapse of the Soviet bloc in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Identification and analysis of the problems and challenges show that the prescription for economic reforms cannot be effectively carried out without an efficient administrative capacity to manage the change.governance

The Reconciliation of Government Transaction Statistics: National Accounts, Commission on Audit, and Office of Budget and Management Reports

This article is part of the NEDA-PIDS Seminar-Workshop on the Philippine System of National Accounts. It discusses the government data system focusing on the Office of Budget and Management, Bureau of Treasury and Commission on Audit. Accounts of government are classified. It also lays down issues and problems regarding the current methodology utilized in the treatment of government transactions.balance of payments, data and statistics, national account