The Philippines: Predatory regime, growing authoritarian features

Pacific Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 335-353

  Quimpo, Nathan Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; Corruption; Democracy; Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; Predatory regime; The Philippines

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; BUREAUCRACY; CLIENTELISM; CORRUPTION; DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LIBERALIZATION; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL VIOLENCE;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 77449134461     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512740903068388     Document Type: Article

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