Author: Manuel A. CaoiliPublisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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The Origins of Metropolitan Manila
Author: Manuel A. CaoiliPublisher: University of Philippines Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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The Colonial Origins of Manila and Batavia : Desultory Notes on Nascent Metropolitan Primacy and Urban Systems in Southeast As
Author: Robert R. ReedPublisher:
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Patchwork City
Author: Marco Z. GarridoPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022664314X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
In contemporary Manila, slums and squatter settlements are peppered throughout the city, often pushing right up against the walled enclaves of the privileged, creating the complex geopolitical pattern of Marco Z. Garrido’s “patchwork city.” Garrido documents the fragmentation of Manila into a mélange of spaces defined by class, particularly slums and upper- and middle-class enclaves. He then looks beyond urban fragmentation to delineate its effects on class relations and politics, arguing that the proliferation of these slums and enclaves and their subsequent proximity have intensified class relations. For enclave residents, the proximity of slums is a source of insecurity, compelling them to impose spatial boundaries on slum residents. For slum residents, the regular imposition of these boundaries creates a pervasive sense of discrimination. Class boundaries then sharpen along the housing divide, and the urban poor and middle class emerge not as labor and capital but as squatters and “villagers,” Manila’s name for subdivision residents. Garrido further examines the politicization of this divide with the case of the populist president Joseph Estrada, finding the two sides drawn into contention over not just the right to the city, but the nature of democracy itself. The Patchwork City illuminates how segregation, class relations, and democracy are all intensely connected. It makes clear, ultimately, that class as a social structure is as indispensable to the study of Manila—and of many other cities of the Global South—as race is to the study of American cities.
Metropolitan Manila
Author: United States. Central Intelligence AgencyPublisher:
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Category : Manila (Philippines)
Languages : en
Pages : 2
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Globalisation and the Politics of Forgetting
Author: Yong-Sook LeePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317984048
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
In both academic scholarship and the popular imagination, the globality of modern society has been represented by global cities as the corporate and financial epicentres for capital accumulation, cosmopolitan cultures and innovative change. This has created an image of the globalised world as empty beyond cities which make it into the global league as paradigmatic 'celebrity' cities. As a counterpoint this book give interpretive weight elsewhere, in 'other' places, cities and regions, drawing on a range of examples from both the developed and developing worlds. This book was previously published as a special issue of the journal Urban Studies.
A Better Metro Manila?
Author: Teresa S. Encarnacion TademPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811978042
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 555
Book Description
This book contributes to efforts in furthering the democratization and development processes in the Philippines by examining the decentralization efforts in Metro Manila. It explores existing as well as proposed development models for governance with focus on the effective and efficient delivery of social services, bringing forth growth with equity through development efforts, and addressing national-local concerns to promote political and socio-economic stability in the country. In doing so, the book examines the strong and weak governance points in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, and identifies areas for reform.
Fantasy Production
Author: Neferti Xina M. TadiarPublisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9789622096271
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Taking an innovative, postcolonial, feminist perspective on transformations in the Philippine nation in the context of globalization, Fantasy-Production provides a theoretical framework for understanding the nationalist and postcolonial capitalist logics shaping the actions of the Philippines as a nation-state. Tadiar probes the consequences of dominant Philippine imaginations by examining a broad range of phenomena which characterize the contemporary Philippine nation, including the mass migration overseas of domestic workers, the 'prostitution economy', urban restructuring, the popular revolt toppling the Marcos dictatorship, as well as various works of art, poetry, historiography, and film. This will be one of the first books available widely in English that provides a sustained theoretical engagement with the cultural dimensions of contemporary socio-political and economic developments in the Philippines.
Philippine Politics and Society in the Twentieth Century
Author: Eva-Lotta HedmanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134754213
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
The only book length study to cover the Philippines after Marco's downfall, this key title thematically explores issues affecting this fascinating country, throughout the last century. Appealing to both the academic and non academic reader, topics covered include: national level electoral politics economic growth the Philippine Chinese law and order opposition the Left local and ethnic politics.
Metro Manila
Author: Meliton B. JuanicoPublisher:
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Category : Manila Metropolitan Area (Philippines)
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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