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Understanding the New Philippine Competition Act
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2017-04-30)
After numerous attempts over more than a decade, the Philippine government finally enacted a comprehensive competition law, the Philippine Competition Act (Republic Act 10667) in July 2015. Before this breakthrough legislation, competition policy and ...
Negotiating Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector in Myanmar
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2017-06-06)
There is widely-shared recognition of the need to place Myanmar’s defence services and broader security sector – including the police forces, intelligence community, and the legatees of active or former armed rebel organizations and paramilitary units ...
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COVID-19 and Voter Turnout in Europe and in Korea
(Korea Development Institute, 2022-02-21)Even while we are suffering from the pandemic, cyclical events arrive mercilessly as scheduled. While some of them are held virtually (i.e., online), and some of us are already used to virtual events, some cannot be completely virtualized, at least as ... -
Economic Corridor Development in Pakistan: Concept, Framework, and Case Studies
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-02-15)This study examines the potential of economic corridor development to support Pakistan’s sustainable growth. It describes the country’s effort to enhance domestic and international connectivity and includes some international good practices for economic ... -
Nonbank Finance and Monetary Policy Transmission in Asia
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2022-01-30)Focusing on Asian economies over the period 2006 to 2019, we find that while nonbank finance appears to complement rather than substitute credit provision by the traditional banking sector, weaker regulatory quality is an important driving factor. ... -
Local Government Conditional Grants: The Seal of Good Local Governance and the Performance Challenge Fund
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-01-30)The Philippine government provides various intergovernmental fiscal transfers to local government units (LGUs). Mandated by the Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991, the unconditional grant known as internal revenue allotment (IRA) is given to help LGUs ... -
Malaysia on the Cusp of a New Political Order
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2022-01-06)Malaysian politics has been in flux for some time. The old political order has frayed and decayed, and is perhaps already beyond redemption. What will take its place is as yet unclear, and so, for now, contradictions abound. To be sure, Malaysian ... -
Undi18: Youth Vote Only Part of Story
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2022-01-04)Malaysia’s move to extend the franchise to youths aged 18–21 is significant, but is unlikely to have a strong liberalising effect. Several initiatives within civil society illustrate how much more there is to youth political participation than voting. -
Public Sector Procurement of Medicines in the Philippines
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2021-12-30)The Philippine government plays an increasingly significant role in the provision of drugs and medicines. Over the last half decade, direct public procurement more than doubled from PhP7.8 billion in 2014 to PhP20.1 billion in 2019. In this study, we ... -
Role of Policy Interventions in Limiting Emissions from Vehicles in Delhi, 2020-2030
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2021-12-30)Urban India, particularly metros, is a major hotspot of air pollution with a PM2.5 concentration level ranging above the permissible limits defined by the WHO for most of the year. Unsurprisingly, special efforts have been made by the Government of ... -
Digital Technologies for Government-Supported Health Insurance Systems in Asia and the Pacific
(Asian Development Bank, 2021-12-30)This report explores digital solutions that can support the core business processes of public health insurance operators in Asia and the Pacific. It draws on examples from low- and middle-income countries from the region and beyond to demonstrate how ... -
Building Back Better in Small Island Developing States in the Pacific Initial Insights from the Bind Model of Disaster Risk Management Policy Options in Fiji
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2021-12-15)Building resilience to disasters continues to pose challenges for developing countries. Historically, small island developing states (SIDS) bordering the Pacific Ocean have suffered from multiple hazards, such as earthquakes, coastal erosion, floods, ...