Neoliberalizing Spaces in the Philippines: Suburbanization, Transnational Migration, and Dispossession

By Arnisson Andre Ortega

Book Overview

Based on years of field research, this study examines the construction of urban and suburban space in the Philippines since a recent housing boom caused by an influx of wealth from returning Filipino migrants. It analyzes various developments, such as the rise of gated suburban communities and their effects on marginalized populations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498530532
• ISBN13: 9781498530538
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"