State of the Nation : : Philippines / / Temario C. Rivera.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: C. Rivera, Temario,
• MitwirkendeR: Yue, Chia Siow,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [1996]; ©1996
• Year of Publication: 1996
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (60 p.)

Southeast Asia "State of the Nation" Monograph Series: This study seeks to evaluate the most significant events in the country during the last two decades in order to understand better the structures and forces underpinning the process of change and continuity in three interlinked historical periods: the struggle against the authoritarian rule of Marcos; the Aquino presidency; and the first three years of the Ramos administration. The monograph also seeks to identify the important trends and developments that help shape events and conjunctures in the future. Southeast Asia "State of the Nation" Monograph Series. The study seeks to evaluate the most significant events in the country during the last two decades in order to understand better the structures and forces underpinning the process of change and continuity in three interlinked historical periods: the struggle against the authoritarian rule of Marcos; the Aquino presidency; and the first three years of the Ramos administration. The monograph also seeks to identify the important trends and developments that help shape events and conjunctures in the future.Southeast Asia "State of the Nation" Monograph Series. The study seeks to evaluate the most significant events in the country during the last two decades in order to understand better the structures and forces underpinning the process of change and continuity in three interlinked historical periods: the struggle against the authoritarian rule of Marcos; the Aquino presidency; and the first three years of the Ramos administration. The monograph also seeks to identify the important trends and developments that help shape events and conjunctures in the future.Southeast Asia "State of the Nation" Monograph Series. The study seeks to evaluate the most significant events in the country during the last two decades in order to understand better the structures and forces underpinning the process of change and continuity in three interlinked historical periods: the struggle against the authoritarian rule of Marcos; the Aquino presidency; and the first three years of the Ramos administration. The monograph also seeks to identify the important trends and developments that help shape events and conjunctures in the future.Southeast Asia "State of the Nation" Monograph Series. The study seeks to evaluate the most significant events in the country during the last two decades in order to understand better the structures and forces underpinning the process of change and continuity in three interlinked historical periods: the struggle against the authoritarian rule of Marcos; the Aquino presidency; and the first three years of the Ramos administration. The monograph also seeks to identify the important trends and developments that help shape events and conjunctures in the future.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Intractable Civil Society -- 3. The Weak State Tradition -- 4. The Authoritarian Intervention: Marcos' Failed Project -- 5. The EDSA Uprising and the Aquino Administration -- 6. The Post-Marcos Era: Signs of the Times -- 7. Rebuilding the Economy -- 8. The Overseas Contract Workers (OCW) Phenomenon -- 9. Political Stability and the Armed Movements -- 10. Relations with the Region and the World -- 11. The Longer View: Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- The Author