Kinship politics in postwar Philippines : the Lopez family, 1946-2000 / Mina Roces.
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Michigan, 1990
that is, utilizing political power in order to build a family empire, which western values inculcated throughout colonial rule compelled others to castigate these families for behavior against the national interest. The book examines three era: the republic period--1945-1972, the martial law period, 1972-1986, and the Aquino period, 1986-1989. The Marcos years (1972-1986) were the classic example of kinship, politics in its purest form as one family alliance only--the Marcos family controlled the state and owned most of the country's major corporations. Empirical evidence to support this hypothesis was provided through a case study as one of the most prominent families in postwar Philippines---the Lopez family.
Dissects a conflict in Filipino values which emphasized on family solidarity and loyalty to the family above all else. Contends that such an unresolved tension between both sets of values explained the recurring cycles in Philippines postwar history wherein each political administration was voted out of office because of charges of graft and corruption, only to be replaced by a regime riddled with equal culpability. Filipino family values motivated elite families to behave according to the precepts of kinship, politics
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