Mentor/s
Professor Lesley DeNardis
Participation Type
Poster
Abstract
My study aims to analyze the dynamics of slum poverty in the Philippines, as well as the success and failures of federal government poverty reduction strategies. This will be achieved by connecting theory and practice through an analysis of various development theories that are related to the outcomes of current federal poverty reduction strategies. Based on original field research conducted in the Philippines, the findings indicate that federal poverty reduction programs have not been effectively implemented due to institutional failures rooted in extractive political and economic institutions. The study concludes with policy recommendations that argue for a more comprehensive ‘capabilities’ approach which focuses on institutional reform and the expansion of political and civil liberties. Unless federal poverty reduction strategies address the underlying causes of poverty as rooted in institutional failures, efforts to alleviate it will not be effective over the long-term.
College and Major available
Government and Politics
Location
University Commons
Start Day/Time
4-21-2017 1:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-21-2017 3:00 PM
Creative Commons License
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The Alleviation of Slum Poverty in the Philippines: A Critical Examination of Poverty Reduction Programs
University Commons
My study aims to analyze the dynamics of slum poverty in the Philippines, as well as the success and failures of federal government poverty reduction strategies. This will be achieved by connecting theory and practice through an analysis of various development theories that are related to the outcomes of current federal poverty reduction strategies. Based on original field research conducted in the Philippines, the findings indicate that federal poverty reduction programs have not been effectively implemented due to institutional failures rooted in extractive political and economic institutions. The study concludes with policy recommendations that argue for a more comprehensive ‘capabilities’ approach which focuses on institutional reform and the expansion of political and civil liberties. Unless federal poverty reduction strategies address the underlying causes of poverty as rooted in institutional failures, efforts to alleviate it will not be effective over the long-term.
