Philippine Politics: Possibilities and Problems in a Localist Democracy

by Lynn T. White III

Book Overview

Philippine political history, especially in the twentieth century, challenges the image of democratic evolution as serving the people, and does so in ways that reveal inadequately explored aspects of many democracies. In the first decades of the twenty-first century the Philippines has nonetheless shown gradual socioeconomic "progress".

This book provides an interpretive overview of Philippine politics, and takes full account of the importance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138828041
• ISBN13: 9781138828049
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"