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 …

This article discusses the rise of Filipino technocrats in the context of the Cold War. Because
of the fear of a communist takeover of newly independent yet vulnerable agrarian societies …

Many low-and middle-income countries struggle to transform well-designed policies into
concrete actions because of poor implementation capacity. However, this paradox of well …

The Philippine government has launched an extensive decentralization policy that aims to
devolve the centralized power and provide more autonomy to local government units (LGU) …

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 …

Metal stamping, if not the cheapest, is one of the cheapest processes of producing identical
metal parts. The history of the metal stamping industry in the Philippines is tied with the …

As I note in the introductory chapter, this thesis was inspired by an earlier inquiry on the
phenomenon of underdevelopment besetting the country in the last five decades. The key …

The rise of Filipino technocrats is generally associated with the martial-law period (1972-
1986) in the Philippines. The importance of technocracy to the United States, however …

Sa pangkalahatan, iniuugnay ang pag-angat ng mga Pilipinong teknokrata sa panahon ng
Batas Militar (1972-1986) sa Pilipinas. Higit na nauna, samantala, ang kahalagahan ng …

This study examines the potential of photographs as performative agents of evidence and
memory in building a people's archives. Based on literature and practice, the potential of …