CIAO DATE: 6/99

The Philippines: New Directions in Domestic Policy and Foreign Relations

David G. Timberman (ed.)

Asia Society

1998

Bibliographic Data

 

To the memory of Paul Cunnion

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Preface
By Nicholas Platt

Introduction: The Philippines’ New Normalcy
By David G. Timberman

Sustaining Economic and Political Reform: The Challenges Ahead
By Paul D. Hutchcroft

Philippine Economic Growth: Can It Last?
By Emmanuel S. de Dios

The War Against Poverty: A Status Report
By Solita Collas-Monsod

Decentralization, Democracy, and Development
By Steven Rood

New Directions and Priorities in Philippine Foreign Relations
By Jose T. Almonte

The Filipino American Community: New Roles and Challenges
By Mona Lisa Yuchengco and Rene P. Ciria-Cruz

Suggestions for Further Reading

This volume aims to provide a timely, comprehensive, and balanced assessment of the Philippines’ progress to date, the challenges it faces, and its prospects. Four of the chapters describe the major political and economic reforms that have occurred during the 1990s under both the Aquino and Ramos administrations and assess the prospects for their continuation. Additional chapters offer informed perspectives on the Philippines’ changing foreign relations and on the evolving roes of the Filipino American community.