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The Anti-Development State: The Political Economy of Permanent Crisis in the Philippines
The AntiDevelopment State The Political Economy of Permanent Crisis in the Philippines Author:Walden Bello, Herbert Docena, Marissa de Guzman, Mary Lou Malig This book examines how the political system of the Phillippines remains dominated by a competitive elite who oppose any significant attempts to address the country's huge social inequalities. The way out, he argues, is through the wholesale overhaul of the system of governance, leading to a new development strategy based on more, not less, state... more » intervention, the domestic market as the driver of growth, and working together with other countries in the South.« less