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Moral Politics in the Philippines: Inequality, Democracy and the Urban Poor - Couverture rigide

Kusaka, Wataru

 
9789814722384: Moral Politics in the Philippines: Inequality, Democracy and the Urban Poor
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9814722383 ISBN 13 : 9789814722384
Editeur : NUS Press, 2017

Synopsis

Moral Politics in the Philippines offers an in-depth examination of the political participation and discourse of the urban poor in Manila. After the ousting of Ferdinando Marcos in 1986, society in the Philippines fractured along socioeconomic lines. The educated middle class began to recognize themselves as moral citizens and political participants while condemning the poor as immoral "masses" who earn money illegally and support corrupt leaders. Conversely, the poor believe themselves to be morally upright and criticize the rich as arrogant oppressors. Wataru Kusaka looks at the dangers of this moralization of politics during the last several decades, and he analyzes the damaging effects it has had on democracy by excluding much of society and marginalizing the interests of those most in need of resources.

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À propos de l'auteur

Wataru Kusaka is associate professor in the Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Tokyo.

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Éditeur
NUS Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9814722383
ISBN 13 
9789814722384
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
424
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