La Salle Institute of Governance
The La Salle Institute of Governance (LSIG) is a research unit based at the College of Liberal Arts of De La Salle University-Manila. It is engaged in the production of new knowledge, tools, and strategies geared towards redesigning policies and governance systems. It is interested in developing relevant programs to enhance policy and governance reform initiatives that will contribute to poverty reduction and economic development.
LSIG has considerable experience in undertaking policy research and technical assistance projects especially in the field of economic governance. It was engaged in the provision of advisory services and support for anti-money laundering and tax governance legislation in 2001-2003. LSIG was a partner of the Institute of Governance of Canada in implementing a project called Strengthening Policy Partnerships and Learning Networks Linking Policy Experts from Government and Civil Society in 2003-2004. It partnered with the Congressional Planning and Budget Department in developing a legislative strengthening capacity-building program with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It was responsible for preparing the report on “Political and Electoral Reforms: A Rights-Based Approach to Legislation” under the Rights-Based Philippine Governance Review Project coordinated by the Development Academy of the Philippines with funding from the UNDP in 2004-2005. It also assisted the Yuchengco Center in organizing a policy conference on Ensuring Economic Security in the Countryside: Issues and Challenges for Local Governments in 2006.
Land Markets Development Project
As part of its continuing support for the improvement of economic governance processes and institutions, LSIG has embarked on the Land Markets Development (LMD) Project in 2007.
Through this project, a series of activities to foster the need to establish a secure property rights regime that is critical for economic growth and development will be undertaken.
The project will have two key activities. First, the project would organize multi-stakeholder forums and briefing sessions with policy makers. These consultative meetings would serve as venues to discuss issues, problems, and solutions for addressing the inequities and inefficiencies in the prevailing land market system.
Second, the project aims to increase public awareness on the policy imperatives surrounding property regimes and land markets development by disseminating research studies through a Policy Papers Series.
