Publications by Action for Economic Reforms
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This paper looks at the privatization process of the Philippine electric power industry. It outlines the developments in the law governing the industry, with emphasis on the measures that steered privatization. It provides an overview of the role that the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank played in pushing privatization. It argues that the power sector reform in the Philippines is a resounding success in terms of meeting the ADB and World Bank’s bottom line of crating the biggest space for private sector participation, but it is a dismal failure in terms of serving the public interest. 
Rice is vital to the Philippine economy. The Philippine rice sector,
however, is plagued with a multitude of structural, institutional,
environmental and socio-economic problems. The challenge that the
Philippine government continues to face is how to achieve rice
self-sufficiency at the soonest possible time while ensuring the
welfare of the millions of rice farmers and their families and
consumers as well. 
This book focuses on the features and possible outcome of a socially
oriented economy on the basis of concrete realities. Its main themes
revolve around the reconciliation of the state and the market, of
globalization and nationalism; the sustainability of growth via sound
macroeconomic management; the sharp reduction of poverty through per
capita income growth and investments in education, health, and other
public goods; the bridging of social inequity through asset reforms and
social policies; and the strengthening of democratic governance.