ASOG publishes book chapter on the current state of governance and institutions in the Philippines
25 Sep 2018
To achieve a better future by 2040, most Filipinos express the need for simple and efficient government transactions, affordable government services, and the elimination of corruption.
In a book chapter titled “Governance and Institutions”, Dean Ronald U. Mendoza and Non-Resident Research Fellow Rosechin Olfindo of the Ateneo School of Government dig deeper by discussing how effective public goods and services are hinged on a government and markets that are functioning well altogether.
In assessing the current state of governance structure and institutions in the Philippines, the article highlights issues and challenges that should be addressed in the next 25 years. It then presents several policy options and emphasizes the need for the progressive sequencing of implementation – from fixing current programs in order to create more jobs and further enhance human capital, to more ambitious and deeper structural reforms related to politics and elections, human development, economic, competitiveness, and public finance and good governance innovations.
This chapter is included in the book “The Philippine Economy: No Longer the East Asian Exception?” edited by notable economists Ramon L. Clarete, Emmanuel F. Esguerra, and Hall Hill and published by ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.
Ateneo de Manila University - School of Government