1st Edition
Poverty Reduction of the Disabled Livelihood of persons with disabilities in the Philippines
190 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
206 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
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A third of poor people are disabled in the developing world. How much do we know about their livelihood with hard data? Are they entirely powerless and dependent on family members? How do they earn income? These questions have become more important than ever, now that persons with disabilities (PWDs) in developing countries have awakened to rights and entitlements and that the international... Read more
Part 1. Circumstances of Persons with Disabilities in Developing Countries 1. Disability and Development in the International Context, Soya Mori 2. Legal and Institutional Circumstances of Persons in Disabilities in the Philippines, Celia Reyes, Aubrey Tabuga and Christian Mina Part 2. Statistical Exploration of the Livelihood of Persons with Disabilities 3. Background of the Field Survey in Metro Manila, Jose Ramon Albert, Celia Reyes, Aubrey Tabuga and Christian Mina 4. Livelihood, Tatsufumi Yamagata 4. Access to Education, Celia Reyes 5. Occupation, Christian Mina 7. Policy Outreach, Aubrey Tabuga Part 3. Conclusion 8. Lessons for Other Developing Countries, Soya Mori, Celia Reyes and Tatsufumi Yamagata
Biography
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.
