Spatial disparities and poverty: The case of three provinces in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Olfindo, Rosechin, Maala, Camille Regina
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2016
• Subjects: Natural Disaster; Poor Household; Armed Conflict; Conditional Cash Transfer; Spatial Disparity; Economic Policy; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/168; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-27589-5_2
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The Philippines is home to about four million Filipino families who live below the poverty line, and to about 17 million families who live above it. Nearly, half of all poor families do not meet their food needs. Despite the Philippines’ fast economic growth in recent years, the growth has not trans...