01620cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000565 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451922196 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gerson, Philip. Poverty, Income Distribution, and Economic Policy in the Philippines / Philip Gerson. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (27 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Income distribution in the Philippines is highly uneven, and poverty rates are higher than in other ASEAN countries. In addition, although the poverty rate has declined over time, the rate of decline has been lower than in other countries, and income inequality has been persistent. These facts are due to historically slow economic growth, owing in part to poor policies, as well as to past failures to reduce structural impediments to a more equal distribution of income. Despite reforms in recent years, it will likely take some time to erase the effects of past policies. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/020 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1998/020/001.1998.issue-020-en.xml IMF e-Library