State and Society in the Philippines

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Rowman & Littlefield, 2005 - Всего страниц: 353
This thoughtful book explores the enduring tensions between state and society in the Philippines by tracing its history of state formation and the corresponding conflicts and collaborations between state leaders and social forces. One horn of the dilemma
 

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Crony Capitalism circa the 1920s
141
Restraining Politics
143
Popular Insurgency
147
THE COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
153
Social Changes on the Eve of World War II
157
WORLD WAR II AND THE SECOND REPUBLIC
159
All Politics Is Local 19461964
167
The End of Partyless Democracy
168

The Philippines in Maritime Asia to the Fourteenth Century
19
Localization and the Growth of Regional Networks
24
EARLY COMMUNITIES IN THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO
27
A Web of Interdependence
28
TRADE TRIBUTE AND WARFARE IN A REGIONAL CONTEXT
31
Connections within and beyond the Archipelago
34
An Early Legal Document
37
NOTES
39
New States and Reorientations 13681764
41
Islam
42
Christianity
45
Conquest and Division
49
SOCIAL SPATIAL AND SPIRITUAL REDEFINITION
53
Reshaping the Economy to Pay for Colonization
60
Essential Outsiders
64
ORIGINS OF THE WEAK STATE
66
Territorial Stalemate
68
The British Occupation
70
State and Societies 17641898
75
THE NEW ECONOMY
76
The Importance of Land
80
REFORMING THE STATE
84
Provincial and Municipal Government
88
Education
92
Mapping the Peripheries
95
SOCIAL FORMATION AND STATE RESPONSE
96
Filipinos
98
Nation and States 18721913
102
Conflict within the Church
103
Struggle against Church and State
104
THE PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION AND THE FIRST REPUBLIC
109
The Malolos Republic
113
THE EARLY YEARS OF AMERICAN RULE
119
Parallel State Building in the Special Provinces
123
Conservative Nationalism
125
The Continuing Revolutionary Tradition
128
The Filipino Colonial State 19021946
134
FILIPINIZATION
139
A Fragile Economy
170
The Huk Rebellion
173
The Weak State
177
REFORMING THE STATE THROUGH ELECTORAL POLITICS
179
A Patchwork State
182
National Development
185
POSTWAR NATIONALISM
186
POSTWAR DEMOCRACY
189
Marcos 19651986
193
This Nation Can Be Great Again
194
Reform or Radical Change?
198
THE USMARCOS DICTATORSHIP
205
Decline
213
Resistance
216
Collapse
221
Democratization 19861998
230
Aquinos Legacy
231
Reformists and Trapos
237
ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND STATE REBUILDING
242
A Declaration of State Strength
244
DEMOCRATIZATION AND THE CHINESEFILIPINO COMMUNITY
253
THE UNRAVELING OF PHILIPPINES 2000
256
TwentyFirstCentury Philippine Politics
266
Movie Star Millenarianism
270
The Erap Presidency
273
Edsa 2 versus Edsa 3 Poor Peoples Power
277
DREAMING A STRONG REPUBLIC
278
Machine Politics versus Media Populism
282
Economic Governance
284
CURRENT ISSUES
290
Muslim Separatism
293
Population Policy
294
NOTES
302
Glossary
309
Bibliography
313
Index
335
About the Authors
351
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Стр. 136 - ... that the government which they are establishing is designed not for our satisfaction or for the expression of our theoretical views, but for the happiness, peace, and prosperity of the people of the Philippine Islands, and the measures adopted should be made> to conform to their customs, their habits, and even their prejudices to the fullest extent consistent with the accomplishment of the indispensable requisites of just and effective government.
Стр. 269 - No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
Стр. 136 - As long as the insurrection continues the military arm must necessarily be supreme. But there is no reason why steps should not be taken from time to time to inaugurate governments essentially popular in their form as fast as territory is held and controlled by our troops. To this end I am considering the advisability of the return of the Commission, or such of the members thereof as can be secured, to aid the existing authorities and facilitate this work throughout the Islands.
Стр. 136 - In the distribution of powers among the governments organized by the commission the presumption is always to be in favor of the smaller subdivision, so that all the powers which can properly be exercised by the municipal government shall be vested in that government...
Стр. 136 - At the same time the Commission should bear in mind, and the people of the islands should be made plainly to understand, that there are certain great principles of government which have been made the basis of our governmental system, which we deem essential to the rule of law and the maintenance of individual freedom, and of which they have, unfortunately, been denied the experience possessed by us; that there are also certain practical rules of government which we have found to be essential to the...
Стр. 222 - I have returned of my free will to join the ranks of those struggling to restore our rights and freedoms through non-violence. "I seek no confrontation. I only pray and will strive for a genuine national reconciliation founded on justice.
Стр. 136 - In all the forms of government and administrative provisions which they are authorized to prescribe, the Commission should bear in mind that the government which they are establishing is designed not for our satisfactio or for the expression of our theoretical views, but for the happiness, peace, and prosperity of the people of the Philippine Islands...
Стр. 136 - ... of the Islands, both in the cities and in the rural communities, shall be afforded the opportunity to manage their own local affairs to the fullest extent of which they are capable, and subject to the least degree of supervision and control which a careful study of their capacities and observation of the workings of native control show to be consistent with the maintenance of law, order, and loyalty.
Стр. 92 - The following may be mentioned as among the principal duties or powers exercised by the parish priest: He was inspector of primary schools; president of the health board and board of charities; president of the board of urban taxation (this was published lately); inspector of taxation; previously he was the actual president, but lately the honorary president of the board of public works.

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