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Preface 13
Introduction:
The Philippines' New Normalcy
David G. Timberman
Sustaining
Economic and Political Reform: The Challenges Ahead
Paul D. Hutchcroft
Philippine
Economic Growth: Can It Last?
Emmanuel S. de Dios
The
War Against Poverty: A Status Report
Solita Collas-Monsod
Decentralization,
Democracy, and Development
Steven Rood
New
Directions and Priorities in Philippine Foreign Relations
Jose T. Almonte
The
Filipino American Community: New Roles and Challenges
Mona Lisa Yuchengco and Rene P. Ciria-Cruz
Suggestions
for Further Reading
About
the Contributors
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.
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The Philippines
New Directions in Domestic Policy and Foreign Relations
Edited by
David G. Timberman
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The Philippines: new directions in domestic policy and foreign
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relations--1973ñ. 5. Filipino Americans.
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