"Strong republic" sidetracked: Oligarchic dynamics, democratization, and economic development in the Philippines

Korea Observer

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-87

  Manacsa, Rodelio Cruz ^a   Tan, Alexander C ^b  

^a Sewanee: University of the South   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clientelism; Democratization; Economic development; Oligarchy; Patrimonialism; Philippine political economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860160818     PISSN: 00233919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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