The politics of change in the Philippines / Yuko Kasuya, Nathan Gilbert Quimpo, editors.
Material type: TextPublication details: Manila : Anvil, c2010.Description: vii, 460 p. : ill. 23 cmISBN:- 9789712723773
- DS 686.614 .P759 2010
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activist technocrats
and national-local dynamics. Among the distinctive concepts and topics discussed are : patronage-based state formation
and social order making.
classes and political change
command and market votes
cycles of populism, clientelism and reformism, predatory regime
democratic consolidation
elections and electoral reform
mass media, information technology and reform
middle class civil society
reform constituency
reform efforts of civil society and state actors
the reform of other political institutions
The Politics of Change in the Philippines Changelessness or the recurrence of old patterns appears to be a common theme in studies of Philippine politics since the fall of the Marcos dictatorship in 1986. Many political scientists have characterized the country's post-Marcos politics as merely being a return to the "elite" or" oligarchic" democracy of the pre-authoritarian era, all highlighting the continuing hold on economic and political power by an oligarchic elite. Has nothing really changed in Philipine politics? Are there realistic prospects for substantive political and social change in the years ahead? This book puts together articles that explore these questions from a multiplicity of angles, including the nature of political regime
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