The neoliberal onslaught on the peripheries shows no sign of abating even as
neoliberalism's tenets—privatization, deregulation, corporatization, exploitation, austerity …

The year 2012 saw publication of three volumes of memoirs dealing with the Martial Law
period of 1972–81 in Philippine history. Although multiple individuals wrote these memoirs …

Abstract The 'overseas Filipino workers'(OFWs) are the largest source of US dollar income in
the Philippines. These state-sponsored labour migrations have resulted in an exodus of …

The literature on technocracy generally highlights the importance of its educational
background and the consequent technical expertise it has acquired to serve an expanding …

Philippine technocracy during the martial law period (1972–1986) has been depicted in
most of the literature as" apolitical." This article argues that this depiction was not applicable …

Summary This Element argues that Southeast Asia's failure to develop stronger social
protection systems has been, at its root, a matter of politics and power. It has reflected the …

In the beginning of the 80s, the Philippine economy under martial law underwent a crisis of
unprecedented proportions (De Dios 1988; Hutchcroft 1998; Wurfel 1988; Ibon Databank …

For many democracies, competition in the free market is an essential pillar to ensure the
continuous improvement of the standard of living of their citizens. In the Philippines, an anti …

Abstract The Martial Law period (1972-1981) which installed the dictatorship of Ferdinand E.
Marcos is one of, if not, the most contested era of Philippine contemporary history. Aimed …

The influence of a technocratic network in the Philippines that was formed around Cesar EA
Virata, prime minister under Ferdinand Marcos, rose during the martial law period (1972 …