Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/173530 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
PIDS Discussion Paper Series No. 2016-09
Publisher: 
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Quezon City
Abstract: 
Globally, the rise of new and unexpected risks and shocks has impacted stable and poor societies alike, and some, especially the latter, have become increasingly dysfunctional. The Philippines is peculiarly challenged to build economic resilience as indicated by its high-risk exposure and vulnerability. The objective of this paper is to point to policymakers the importance of resilience thinking and the formulation of appropriate policy interventions to build economic resilience. Policymakers should be aware and conversant about risk analysis, risk management, and what policies can best respond to exogenous shocks. This is to say that such policies should be underpinned by policy analysis and research on resilience systems. There is also need for a shared vision in the communities and in the larger polity about what to do about those risks. Building economic resilience requires finding effective instruments, that is, policies and interventions to deal with different risks, shocks, for example, natural disasters, pandemics, financial crisis, and the traumatic effects of those shocks.
Subjects: 
resilience
risk
exposure
vulnerability
external shocks
natural disasters
financial crisis
pandemics
adaptability
absorptive capacity
structural transformation
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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