Hill, Hal2016-09-142016-09-141832-8105http://hdl.handle.net/1885/108862Gilbert Llanto (2016) has written a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of Philippine infrastructure and connectivity issues, from both “insider” and “outsider” perspectives. He clearly shows that, like most developing countries, but unlike much of East Asia, the Philippines has struggled to meet its infrastructure challenges. As the second most populous country in ASEAN, and the world’s second largest archipelagic state, its record and the lessons learnt are therefore of wider relevance.2 pages© 2016 Japan Center for Economic ResearchPhilippineinfrastructureconnectivitydeveloping countryASEAN201610.1111/aepr.12142