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Coalitions for Change: Expediting Philippine Government Land Titling

Aid, Australian (The Asia Foundation, 2017-02-28)

Many Philippine national agencies and local governments continue to occupy untitled land. These include among others, city and municipal halls, public schools, state universities and colleges, halls of justice, police stations, post offices, public hospitals and health centers, and public parks and plazas. These government facilities are at risk to displacement should there be usurpation or claims ...

2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report

McGann, James G. (Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, 2017-03-01)

The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania conducts research on the role policy institutes play in governments and civil societies around the world. Often referred to as the “think tanks’ think tank,” TTCSP examines the evolving role and character of public policy research organizations. Over the last 26 years, the TTCSP has developed ...

Viet Nam's Automotive Supplier Industry: Development Prospects under Conditions for Free Trade and Global Production Networks

Schroder, Martin (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2017-05-31)

Despite foreign direct investment occurring in the 1990s, automobile production in Viet Nam has not progressed beyond assembly. Due to forthcoming trade liberalisation in ASEAN, these assembly operations are endangered from closure as car-makers consider shifting to imports from more developed automobile manufacturing countries in the region. This paper analyses the current state of the automotive ...

China’s G20 Year and the New Paradigm: Emphasis on Global Governance Pointing the Way to 2017 and Beyond

lnan, Feride (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, 2017-01-30)

Germany will take over the G20 presidency on December 1, 2016. This report is an overview of the broad G20 agenda emphasizing the Chinese presidency’s contribution to this agenda. The report includes an analysis of G20 official documents, provides context to the G20 agenda and, in some instances, uses literature to shed light on ongoing debates in the international community. The report was written ...