TY - BOOK AU - Eder, James F. AU - Evangelista, Oscar L. TI - Pa lawan and its global connections SN - 9789715507004 AV - HC 457.P3 .P173 2014 PY - 2014///] CY - Quezon City PB - Ateneo de Manila University Press N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - the corrosive environmental and human consequences of state-sponsored corporate resource extraction, the debatable merits of government and NGO-inspired environmental government schemes, and the struggles of everyday people to survive in the face of extraordinary global pressures on the traditional livelihood and cultures. This volume's contributors critically engage these concerns while placing Palawan on the broad stage of an increasingly globalized world: through Palawan's historical, geographical and religious connections, worldwide trends in economic practices, and the rights and aspirations of indigenous peoples; Commanding the attention of those who study and care about Palawan, however, are some sobering concerns ER -