Poverty Reduction of the Disabled - Livelihood of Persons With Disabilities in the Philippines

List of contents

Part I: Circumstances of Persons with Disabilities 1. Introduction: Disability and Development in International Contexts, Soya Mori 2. Legal and Institutional Environment of Persons with Disabilities in the Philippines, Celia M. Reyes, Aubrey Duldulao Tabuga and Christian D. Mina Part II: IDE-PIDS Survey of the Livelihood of PWDs in the Philippines 3. Features of Life of PWDs, Celia M. Reyes, Aubrey Duldulao Tabuga and Christian D. Mina 4. Livelihood: How do PWDs earn a living?, Tatsufumi Yamagata 5. Education: Access of PWDs, Celia M. Reyes 6. Occupation: Opportunities available to PWDs, Christian D. Mina 7. Policy Outreach: Social conditions heightening awareness and participation, Aubrey Duldulao Tabuga 8. Conclusion: Potential into Achievement, Soya Mori, Celia M. Reyes, and Tatsufumi Yamagata

About the author

Soya Mori was born in Japan. He attained B.A. and M. A. in Economics from Waseda University, Japan, and works for the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization.
Celia Reyes was born in the Philippines. She attained Bachelor of Science in Statistics from the University of the Philippines and PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, USA. She works for the Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
Tatsufumi Yamagata was born in Japan. He attained B. A. and M. A. in Economics from Keio University, Japan, and works for the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization.

Summary

This book highlights opportunities and challenges faced by PWDs in the developing countries. The book presents the case study which was conducted in the Philippines and highlights a remarkable disparity in earnings and education among PWDs was found.

Product details

• Authors: Soya Celia M Reyes Yamagata Mori, Soya Reyes Mori
• Assisted by: Celia M Reyes (Editor), Celia M Reyes (Editor), Soya Mori (Editor), Mori Soya (Editor), Celia M. Reyes (Editor), Tatsufumi Yamagata (Editor), Yamagata Tatsufumi (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2017
• EAN: 9781138056114
• ISBN: 978-1-138-05611-4
• No. of pages: 190
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Sociology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies