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Routledge handbook of the contemporary Philippines /

The Philippines is a fascinating example of a 'poor country democracy' where issues of economic development and poverty, political participation and stability as well as ethnicity and migration are crucial. The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Philippines provides a comprehensive overvie...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Thompson, Mark R., 1960- (Editor), Batalla, Eric C. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, [2018]
Series:Routledge handbooks.
Subjects:
Philippines > Politics and government > 21st century.
Philippines > Social conditions > 21st century.
Philippines > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Philippines > Foreign relations.
Table of Contents:
  • Clientelism revisited / Masataka Kimura
  • Patrons, bosses, dynasties, and reformers in local politics / John T. Sidel
  • Party and party system institutionalization / Allen Hicken
  • Combating corruption / Jon S.T. Quah
  • The civil service : weaknesses and constructive informal practices / Rupert Hodder
  • House of clans : political dynasties in the legislature / Julio C. Teehankee
  • Pork transmogrified : the unending story of particularistic spending / Ronald D. Holmes
  • Congress : separate but not equal / Diana J. Mendoza and Mark R. Thompson
  • The presidency : a relational approach / Mark R. Thompson
  • The judiciary under threat / Eric Vincent C. Batalla, Michelle Sta. Romana, and Karen Rodrigo
  • Civil-military relations : norming and departures / Rosalie Arcala Hall
  • Continuity despite change : foreign relations between the Philippines and the United States / Howard Loewen
  • From distant to antagonistic neighbor : 21st century Philippine-China relations / Renato Cruz de Castro
  • Towards strategic partnership : Philippines-Japan relations after seventy years / Dennis D. Trinidad
  • Diaspora diplomacy / Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III
  • Bypassing industrial development : the economy since the lost decade / Eric Vincent C. Batalla
  • Capital flight / Edsel L. Beja Jr
  • The changing configuration of capitalism / Antoinette R. Raquiza
  • Economic nationalism and its legacy / Yusuke Takagi
  • Technocracy and class politics in policy-making / Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem
  • The allure of Pantawid Pamilya : the conditional cash transfer program / Ma. Victoria R. Raquiza
  • Informality and legality in women's livelihoods in Baguio City / B. Lynne Milgram
  • Persistent poverty and elite-dominated policymaking / David G. Timberman
  • From pamilya to grasya : microfinance / Asuncion Sebastian
  • A syncretic culture / Paul A. Rodell
  • Gender, nation and Filipino Catholicism past and present / Coeli Barry
  • Between rights protection and development aggression : indigenous peoples / Oona Paredes
  • The resilience of the peasantry / Eduardo C. Tadem
  • The middle class in society and politics / Temario C. Rivera
  • Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the post-Marcos era / Gerard Clarke
  • Crossovers double-crossed : NGOs, semi-clientelism, and political reform / Ben Reid
  • The left : struggling to make a comeback / Nathan Quimpo
  • Trade unions : free but weak / Carmel Veloso Abao
  • The women's movement : policy issues, influence and constraints / Diana Mendoza
  • Bangsamoro secessionism / Rizal G. Buendia
  • Moro insurgency and third party mediation / Bruce E. Barnes
  • The problem with the national(ist) method / Patricio N. Abinales.