The politics of change in the Philippines / Yuko Kasuya, Nathan Gilbert Quimpo, editors.

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