Moral politics in the Philippines :
Kusaka, Wataru, author.
Moral politics in the Philippines : inequality, democracy and the urban poor Inequality, democracy and the urban poor Wataru Kusaka. - Singapore : NUS Press ; Kyoto, Japan : in association with Kyoto University Press, [2017]. - xiii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Kyoto CSEAS series on Asian studies ; 18 Kyoto CSEAS series on Asian studies (Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University) ; 18. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-331) an index.
Moral Politics in the Philippines offers an in-depth examination of the political participation and discourse of the urban poor in Manila. After the ousting of Ferdinando Marcos in 1986, society in the Philippines fractured along socioeconomic lines. The educated middle class began to recognize themselves as moral citizens and political participants while condemning the poor as immoral ?masses? who earn money illegally and support corrupt leaders. Conversely, the poor believe themselves to be morally upright and criticize the rich as arrogant oppressors. Wataru Kusaka looks at the dangers of this moralization of politics during the last several decades, and he analyzes the damaging effects it has had on democracy by excluding much of society and marginalizing the interests of those most in need of resources.
9789814722384
Political participation --Philippines.
Urban poor Political activity -- Philippines.
Democratization-- Philippines.
Political culture -- Philippines.
Philippines--Politics and government--1986-
DS 686.614 / .K968 2017
Moral politics in the Philippines : inequality, democracy and the urban poor Inequality, democracy and the urban poor Wataru Kusaka. - Singapore : NUS Press ; Kyoto, Japan : in association with Kyoto University Press, [2017]. - xiii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Kyoto CSEAS series on Asian studies ; 18 Kyoto CSEAS series on Asian studies (Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University) ; 18. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-331) an index.
Moral Politics in the Philippines offers an in-depth examination of the political participation and discourse of the urban poor in Manila. After the ousting of Ferdinando Marcos in 1986, society in the Philippines fractured along socioeconomic lines. The educated middle class began to recognize themselves as moral citizens and political participants while condemning the poor as immoral ?masses? who earn money illegally and support corrupt leaders. Conversely, the poor believe themselves to be morally upright and criticize the rich as arrogant oppressors. Wataru Kusaka looks at the dangers of this moralization of politics during the last several decades, and he analyzes the damaging effects it has had on democracy by excluding much of society and marginalizing the interests of those most in need of resources.
9789814722384
Political participation --Philippines.
Urban poor Political activity -- Philippines.
Democratization-- Philippines.
Political culture -- Philippines.
Philippines--Politics and government--1986-
DS 686.614 / .K968 2017
