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082 _aFil 330.9599 B41
100 _aBello, Walden
245 4 _aThe anti-development state: the political economy of permanent crisis in the Philippines : The political economy of permanent crisis in the Philippines
260 _aPasig City, Philippines
260 _b Anvil Publishing
260 _c2009
300 _axxviii, 342 p. ; ill.
300 _bPolitical economy
520 _aThis book examines how the political system of the Philippines 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 intervention, the domestic market as the driver of growth, and working together with other countries in the South.
650 _apolitical economy
700 _aDocena, Herbert ; De Guzman, Marissa, ; Malig, Mary Lou,
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