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UP CIDS Discussion Paper Series 2019

The UP CIDS Discussion Paper Series features preliminary researches on current and burning issues that may be subject to further revisions and are circulated to elicit comments and suggestions for enrichment and refinement.

The following are discussion papers from the UP CIDS Discussion Paper Series for the current year. Click on the cover or title to view and/or download the paper.

Program on Escaping the Middle-Income Trap: Chains for Change

DISCUSSION PAPER 2019-01

Levelling the playing field for the rural poor through inclusive agricultural value chains

Annette O. Pelkmans-Balaoing

Program on Higher Education Research and Policy Reform

DISCUSSION PAPER 2019-02

Eliminating the deficit in medical doctors: Strategies and costs

Clarissa C. David, Geoffrey Ducanes, Jose Luis Vargas Bacigalupo, Shaira Melissa Tengco, and Karol Mark Yee

Strategic Studies Program

DISCUSSION PAPER 2019-03

Stopping Asia’s ‘Crisis Slide:’ An Australian Perspective on Asia’s Flashpoints

Brendan Taylor

Strategic Studies Program

DISCUSSION PAPER 2019-04

Structural Change and Power Balancing in the Indo-Pacific: An Australian View of the Region’s Alliance Politics

William Tow

Strategic Studies Program

DISCUSSION PAPER 2019-05

China’s Foreign Policy in Xi’s Era: Change and Continuity

Meiting Li

Local-Regional
Studies Network

DISCUSSION PAPER 2019-06

Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Sustainable Tourism Development in Central Visayas: Specific and Common Concerns of Cebu and Bohol

Belinda F. Espiritu and
Cora Jane C. Lawas

Program on Alternative Development

DISCUSSION PAPER 2019-07

Valorizing Research and Evidence for Social Inclusion in the Philippines: A Situational Analysis of Selected Programs Addressing the Shortage of Primary Care Workforce within the Primary Health Care Approach

Maria Dolores Alicias-Garen, Ramon Pedro P. Paterno, MD, MPH, Maria Nikka U. Garriga, and Aubrey Joyce B. Razon

Program on Alternative Development

DISCUSSION PAPER 2019-08

Doing research with grassroots organizations: A participatory action research (PAR)-inspired approach

Karl Arvin Hapal, Maureen Pagaduan, and Venarica Papa