Impact of public policies on rural informal credit markets in the Philippines: synthesis of survey results and lessons for policy /
By: Bautista, Ernesto D.
Series: Vol. 18 No. 1 First Sem 1991.Description: p.73-98.Subject(s): Credit | Financial market | PIDS JPD 1991 | Rural financial market | Rural informal credit marketsOnline resources: Click here to access online In: Journal of Philippine DevelopmentSummary: This paper examines how changes in rural financial markets and agricultural sector policies contributed in shaping the structure and operations of rural informal credit markets in the Philippines. The paper is divided into five sections. Section 2 outlines the conceptual framework of the review. Section 3 discusses the developments in the macroeconomic and agricultural sector policy environment. The fourth section examines the changes overtime in the structure and operations of rural informal credit markets (RICMs) in the Philippines based on results of various farm and national level surveys. Finally, section 5 draws lessons for policyThis paper examines how changes in rural financial markets and agricultural sector policies contributed in shaping the structure and operations of rural informal credit markets in the Philippines. The paper is divided into five sections. Section 2 outlines the conceptual framework of the review. Section 3 discusses the developments in the macroeconomic and agricultural sector policy environment. The fourth section examines the changes overtime in the structure and operations of rural informal credit markets (RICMs) in the Philippines based on results of various farm and national level surveys. Finally, section 5 draws lessons for policy