The Philippines: In Search of JusticeOxfam, 1997 - 64 páginas This new profile describes a country at a cross-roads. Although burdened with a huge mountain of debt, as a legacy from the corrupt and inefficient government of President Marcos, the Philippines seems poised to emulate the example of the neighbouring South Asian tiger economies. But there will be many Filipinos who will not share in any increased prosperity that might result, in particular the indigenous inhabitants of the region, whose life-style is dependent on the rapidly disappearing forests. This book explains how they are making efforts to secure land rights and more control over the resources they need. Also featured are the many fishing communities of the islands, whose livelihoods are being destroyed by international factory-fleets, and who are also struggling to survive. |
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Passagens conhecidas
Página 30 - It is difficult to imagine a richer country or one out of which more can be made than the island of Mindanao and adjacent islands, but development requires intelligence, energy, and capital.
Página 9 - The latter half of the nineteenth century saw the emergence of a small class of educated middle-class Filipinos: the ilustrados.
Página 12 - Hawaii, leaving behind a country burdened with debt and 3,000 pairs of Imelda's shoes.
Página 12 - ... the poor remained poor, and the landless, for the most part, remained landless.
Página 51 - This was in stark contrast to the way in which the government...
Página 13 - Filipino children below the age of five are underweight, which is a higher proportion than is found in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Zaire — three of the poorest countries in the world.