An Anarchy of Families State and Family in the Philippines |
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| Editor:
| McCoy, Alfred W. |
| Series title: | New Perspectives in SE Asian Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-299-22984-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Winner of the Philippine National Book Award, this pioneering volume reveals how the power of Filipino family-based oligarchies both derives from and contributes to a weak, corrupt state. From provincial warlords to modern managers, prominent Philippine leaders have fused family, politics, and business to subvert public institutions and amass private wealth--an historic pattern that continues to the present day
Winner of the Philippine National Book Award, this pioneering volume reveals how the power of Filipino family-based oligarchies both derives from and contributes to a weak, corrupt state. From provincial warlords to modern managers, prominent Philippine leaders have fused family, politics, and business to subvert public institutions and amass private wealth--an historic pattern that continues to the present day