Population and Development Research in the Philippines: A Survey

This paper attempts to review the state of social science research on population and development relationships in. the Philippines with the aim of: (I) taking stock of what we know about such relationships as a guide to development planning, and (2) providing a basis for formulating recomII)endations to guide future research on the topic. The many population-related studies by independent investigators often contain reviews of past studies and suggestions for further research. In addition, efforts to bring together experts in various fields to focus on the status and directions of population-related research have also been made in the past (Concepcion 1966, 1969 ; Bulatao 1976). However, neither singly nor in combination do these efforts readily provide a unIfied view of the larger perspective needed for the development of a systematic knowledge base and a national research agenda specifically geared to the needs of policy-makers and planners in the 1980's.