The Political Economy of the Philippines: Critical Perspectives

Turner, Mark; Jose, Vivencio R.; Bello, Walden; Kinley, David; Elinson, Elaine; Villegas, Edberto M.; Aquino, Belinda A.; Rivera, Temario C.; Lichauco, Alejandro; Payer, Cheryl; Jose, Jose; Bello,

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“…While historical and cultural factors differentiate the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies, especially in regard to agrarian characteristics, these authors attributed many Philippine development problems to mismanagement of foreign funds under inefficient policies enacted by the Marcos regime. More radical studies attribute ultimate blame to policies prescribed at a higher level by international lending institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (Jose 1982;Bello, Kinley, and Elinson 1982;Villegas 1983;Lichauco 1973;Turner 1984). Such controversies continue today, albeit in a more politically restrained wait-and-see context.…”

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Social Justice and Moral Responsibility: Ethical Reflections on Agribusiness in the Philippines

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Zerwekh²

1986

Asian Affairs: An American Review

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Social Justice and Moral Responsibility: Ethical Reflections on Agribusiness in the Philippines

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Zerwekh²

1986

Asian Affairs: An American Review

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“…Additionally, as mentioned above, a substantial amount of international loans never reached the Philippines in the first place. Indeed, external influences are certainly not solely to blame for the Philippines' lack of economic development during the time frame in question (Hutchcroft 1991: 430; for an overview of contributions arguing to the contrary see Turner 1984).…”

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Industrial policies and government–business relations in Southeast Asia : the Case of the Philippines

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In contrast to Japan and the “dragon economies,” the Philippines has not been able to partake in the “Asian Economic Miracle.” In short, the Philippines does not classify as a developmental state which exercises strategic industrial policies as traced in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. In fact, even its Southeast Asian neighbors Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia had economically outdone the Philippines by the 1980s even though their prospects were much worse than those of the Philippines in the 1950s. And while the Philippine economy has been experiencing an upsurge in recent years, it is still significantly lagging behind regional standards—especially with regard to industrial development. From a political economy perspective, it is of key interest in how far the Philippine state has been contributing to this subpar development. In order to explore the ongoing Philippine development dilemma, the study thus offers a comprehensive analysis of the Philippines’ industrial policies, based on distinct government–business relations and patterns of social embeddedness. In addition to assessing the Philippines’ industrial policies and their embeddedness in general, two of the Philippines’ main export industry sectors—textile/garments and electronics—are examined. In this manner, the study contributes to the analysis of the political economy of economic development in the Philippines and provides insights on the prospects and limits of industrial policy in the Southeast Asian context.

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The Political Economy of the Philippines: Critical Perspectives

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Social Justice and Moral Responsibility: Ethical Reflections on Agribusiness in the Philippines

Social Justice and Moral Responsibility: Ethical Reflections on Agribusiness in the Philippines

Industrial policies and government–business relations in Southeast Asia : the Case of the Philippines

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