Corporatising a City: The experience of London
Prepared for the Executive Forum meeting with Makati Mayor, Hon Jejomar Binay

What is the Corporation of London?
“The Corporation of London: a unique authority for a unique City”, at least if you believe the jargon. The government of the City of London is now a corporation with the citizens (ratepayers) the shareholders. Privatisation of cities is a natural extension of the privatization of other public services including rail and other transport services, airports and even social service delivery.

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Kris-Crossing Mindanao : Mined future
The Philippines Forum has responded to this article in the form of a letter to the editor of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. A copy of our response is to be found in document CI_050509.

Original Editor's Note: Published on page A15 of the May 9, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

THE CONSTITUTION does not allow selling out of our natural resources to the highest bidder," commented Jean Marie Ferraris, team leader of the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center in Davao City. She was reacting to the Supreme Court's final decision effectively allowing foreigners to get into the exploration, development and utilization of the country's mineral resources.

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Fil-Canadian Mining Firm to invest P563M in RP
By Marianne V. Go
The Philippine Star 05/09/2005

TVI Resource Development Phils. Inc. (TVIRD), a 60 percent-40 percent Filipino-Canadian-owned corporation engaged in mining and processing of minerals, is investing P563.2 million in the country to produce dore bullion.

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Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics
The emergence of China as Asia's driver of growth
By Dr. Michael Clancy, Chair, Philippine Business Leaders Forum

Globally, and in economic terms, the year 2004 was the best the world has seen in more than a quarter century. Few economies performed badly last year. But the fundamentals that have been contributing to the dynamism of the world economy are changing...

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China and Philippines: Emerging Opportunities

The Philippines' oldest trading partner, China, is now its largest, and the potential for further trade growth between them appears unlimited as China prepares to overtake the United States as the world's largest economy over the next 20 years...

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