A World of Regions

"First World Problems"

"THIRD World Problems"
DEPENDENCY
THEORY
STRUCTURALIST
APPROACH
 The number of people living in poverty in
2021 rose to a total of almost 20 million
or 18.1% of the population from 16.7% in
2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority
(PSA) said, overshooting the government's
target of 15.5%-17.5%.
The annual inflation rate in the Philippines stood
at 8.6% in February 2023, close to a 14-year
high of 8.7% in the previous month and slightly
below market expectations of 8.8%.
 Millennium
Development
Goals
Key Findings

The report's key findings include the following:

Economic growth did not translate into poverty reduction in

recent years;
Poverty levels vary greatly by region;
Poverty remains a mainly rural phenomenon though urban
poverty is on the rise;
Poverty levels are strongly linked to educational attainment;
The poor have large families, with six or more members;

source:https://www.adb.org/publications/poverty-philippines-causes-constraints-and-opportunities
 Many Filipino households remain vulnerable to shocks and
risks;
Governance and institutional constraints remain in the poverty
response;
There is a weak local government capacity for implementing
poverty reduction programs;
Deficient targeting in various poverty programs;
There are serious resource gaps for poverty reduction and the
attainment of the MDGs by 2015;
Multidimensional responses to poverty reduction are needed;
and
Further research on chronic poverty is needed.
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