Martes, 28 de Agosto 2012 - Economista consideró como una medida 'popular' que se paralicen los proyectos mineros en el país, en clara alusión a Conga.
El economista Hernando de Soto, director del Instituto Libertad y Democracia (ILD), afirmó que el proyecto minero Conga fue "mal manejado" por el Gobierno, pues no comprendió cuál es el problema de fondo.
“Del momento en que entra un Conga mal manejado, desde mi punto de vista por el Estado, y se dice bueno ya no va Conga, eso quiere decir, por un lado, que no han comprendido cuál es el problema, porque cuando no va Conga ya no van a ir una serie de otros proyectos, ahí no se queda”, señaló en RPP Noticias.
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By: Ronald U. Mendoza
Philippine Daily Inquirer | Monday, August 13th, 2012
Promoting inclusive growth is the cornerstone of P-Noy’s development plan. Here’s a simple way to summarize the over-all effort. The “growth” part of the strategy is linked to the effort to boost infrastructure, improve economic competitiveness and drum-up private sector investments (e.g., PPPs or Public-Private Partnerships). On the other hand, the “inclusiveness” part is linked to the effort to strengthen the country’s social protection system (e.g., the 4Ps or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and PhilHealth), as well as ensure that the investments and economic activities are not just concentrated in urban areas (and in particular, Luzon and Manila) and involve industries where the bulk of the population could engage (e.g., agriculture and tourism). As noted by Secretary Arsi Balisacan of NEDA, PPPs need to be leveraged in the countryside to meet the infrastructure gaps there, too. Anticorruption efforts then underpin both the “growth” and “inclusiveness” strategies by helping to ensure that the public gets the most “bang for its buck” on both these fronts.
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