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Workers’ Remittances and its Impact on Rural Development in the Philippines 菲律宾工人汇款及其对农村发展的影响

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review Pub Date : 2010-01-14 DOI: 10.3860/APSSR.V9I2.1462

Alvin P. Ang

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引用次数: 20

From the Editor: Vol.9(2) 编辑:第9卷(2)

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review Pub Date : 2010-01-14 DOI: 10.3860/APSSR.V9I2.1457

Cristela Goce-Dakila

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The Ambivalent Cultural Identities of Alangan Mangyans in the Context of Mining Exploration 矿业勘探背景下阿兰干人的矛盾文化认同

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review Pub Date : 2010-01-14 DOI: 10.3860/APSSR.V9I2.1461

D. P. Café

引用次数: 1

Department of Labor and Employment’s Response to the Impact of the Financial Crisis 劳动和就业部对金融危机影响的反应

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review Pub Date : 2009-06-19 DOI: 10.3860/APSSR.V9I1.1061

Maria Teresa M. Soriano

引用次数: 4

Global Economic Crisis: Impacts and Policy Options 全球经济危机:影响和政策选择

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review Pub Date : 2009-06-19 DOI: 10.3860/APSSR.V9I1.1062

Cyn‐Young Park

引用次数: 3

Global Economic Imbalances Triggering the Financial Crisis 全球经济失衡引发金融危机

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review Pub Date : 2009-06-19 DOI: 10.3860/APSSR.V9I1.1054

Tereso S. Tullao

引用次数: 0

Asset Booms and Macroeconomic Outcomes 资产繁荣与宏观经济结果

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review Pub Date : 2009-06-19 DOI: 10.3860/APSSR.V9I1.1056

M. Gochoco‐Bautista

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Regulatory Factors that Contributed to the Global Financial Crisis 导致全球金融危机的监管因素

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review Pub Date : 2009-06-19 DOI: 10.3860/APSSR.V9I1.1057

Nestor A. Espenilla

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引用次数: 2

Synthesis and Distillation of Policy Issues: What Should Governments Do? The Global Financial Crisis as a Market and Government Failure 政策问题的综合与提炼:政府应该怎么做?作为市场和政府失灵的全球金融危机

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review Pub Date : 2009-06-19 DOI: 10.3860/APSSR.V9I1.1065

J. Teehankee

引用次数: 0

Unemployment Threat of the Financial Crisis 金融危机带来的失业威胁

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review Pub Date : 2009-06-19 DOI: 10.3860/APSSR.V9I1.1059

P. J. Castillo

引用次数: 3