Whither the Philippines in the 21st Century? / / ed. by Rodolfo C. Severino, Lorraine Carlos Salazar.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Abinales, Patricio N.,; Abueva, Jose V.,; Balisacan, Arsenio M.,; Caballero-Anthony, Mely,; Gorospe-Jamon, Grace,; Hernandez, Carolina G.,; Jesus, Melinda Quintos de,; Kesavapany, K.,; Magno, Alexander R.,; Mirandilla, Mary Grace P.,; Pernia, Ernesto M.,; Rocamora, Joel,; Salazar, Lorraine,; Severino, Rodolfo C.,; Severino, Rodolfo,; Sicat, Gerardo P.,; Wallace, Peter,
• HerausgeberIn: Salazar, Lorraine Carlos,; Severino, Rodolfo C.,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (394 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --; FOREWORD --; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --; THE CONTRIBUTORS --; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS --; Map of Southeast Asia --; 1. The Philippines in Southeast Asia --; 2. From Regime Crisis to System Change --; 3. Proposed Constitutional Reforms for Good Governance and Nation Building --; 4. The Military in Philippine Politics --; 5. Religion and Politics --; 6. The Philippine Press --; 7. Macroeconomic Issues and Challenges --; 8. Investment Climate and Business Opportunities --; 9. Why Does Poverty Persist in the Philippines? --; 10. Diaspora, Remittances, and Poverty --; 11. The Philippine Development Record --; 12. Sancho Panza in Buliok Complex --; 13. The Insurgency That Would Not Go Away --; 14. Whither the Philippines in the 21st Century? --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9789812305176; 9783110649772; 9783111024707; 9783110663006; 9783110606683
• DOI: 10.1355/9789812305176
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Rodolfo C. Severino, Lorraine Carlos Salazar.

Philippine observers are often baffled by the economic and political turmoil that dominates headlines about the country. Yet, at the same time, the Philippines continues to hold the potential for successfully combining political freedoms with sustained economic growth and, thus, improving the lives of its people. In this book, a team of distinguished scholars examines these seemingly contradictory trends in order to gain a sense of the country’s prospects. Reassessing the fascinating and puzzling “Philippines conundrum” from various angles, the analyses contribute sharp and fresh insights into a variety of areas including: the presidency and political parties; constitutional change and federalism; the roles of the military, religion, and the media in politics; the conflict in Mindanao; the communist insurgency; macroeconomic developments, issues, and trends; the investment climate and business opportunities; poverty, unemployment, and income inequality; migration and remittances; and the Philippine development record in comparative perspective. While the analyses offered in this volume do not arrive at a consensus, they provide a deeper perspective and a more balanced appreciation of events in the country and a glimpse of the prospects and challenges that it faces.