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The Philippines is a fascinating example of a "poor country
democracy" where issues of economic development and poverty,
political participation and stability, as well as ethnicity and
migration are crucial. The Routledge Handbook of the Contemporary
Philippines provides a comprehensive overview of the current
political, economic, social, and cultural issues of the country.
The Handbook is divided into the following four sections
concentrating on a different aspect of the Philippines: domestic
politics; foreign relations; economics and social policy; cultures
and movements. In terms of domestic politics, chapters discuss
clientelism, bossism, dynasties, pork barrel and corruption as well
as institutions - the presidency, congress, the judiciary, the
civil service, political parties, and civilian-military relations.
The Philippines is confronted with many overseas challenges, with
the foreign relations section focused on the country's relationship
with China, Japan, and the USA as well as assessing the impact of
the Filipino diaspora community around the world. Regarding
economics and social policy, authors examine industrial policy,
capital flight, microfinance, technocracy, economic nationalism,
poverty, social welfare programs, and livelihoods. The final
section on Philippine cultures and movements highlights issues of
customs, gender, religion, and nationalism while also examining
various social and political forces - the peasantry, the middle
class, indigenous peoples, NGOs, the left, trade unionism, the
women's movement, and major insurgencies. Written by leading
experts in the field, the Handbook provides students, scholars, and
policymakers of Southeast Asia with an interdisciplinary resource
on the evolving politics, society, and economics of the
Philippines.
The Philippines is a fascinating example of a "poor country
democracy" where issues of economic development and poverty,
political participation and stability, as well as ethnicity and
migration are crucial. The Routledge Handbook of the Contemporary
Philippines provides a comprehensive overview of the current
political, economic, social, and cultural issues of the country.
The Handbook is divided into the following four sections
concentrating on a different aspect of the Philippines: domestic
politics; foreign relations; economics and social policy; cultures
and movements. In terms of domestic politics, chapters discuss
clientelism, bossism, dynasties, pork barrel and corruption as well
as institutions - the presidency, congress, the judiciary, the
civil service, political parties, and civilian-military relations.
The Philippines is confronted with many overseas challenges, with
the foreign relations section focused on the country's relationship
with China, Japan, and the USA as well as assessing the impact of
the Filipino diaspora community around the world. Regarding
economics and social policy, authors examine industrial policy,
capital flight, microfinance, technocracy, economic nationalism,
poverty, social welfare programs, and livelihoods. The final
section on Philippine cultures and movements highlights issues of
customs, gender, religion, and nationalism while also examining
various social and political forces - the peasantry, the middle
class, indigenous peoples, NGOs, the left, trade unionism, the
women's movement, and major insurgencies. Written by leading
experts in the field, the Handbook provides students, scholars, and
policymakers of Southeast Asia with an interdisciplinary resource
on the evolving politics, society, and economics of the
Philippines.
The book espouses the causes of school dropout among boys and
girls, in a comparative perspective. Some of the causes highlighted
are unwanted pregnancies and early marriage (among girls), poverty,
health status (of both students and parents) and the resultant
orphan hood especially due to HIV/AIDS epidemic. Others include low
academic achievement, indiscipline, school - related factors, as
well gender disparities, coupled with community level barriers.
Further, determination of the gender that is mostly affected by the
problem is also verified. The study then present ways of
intervention to the phenomenon such as financial and policy
approaches on the part of the government, international community
and the NGOs.Finally, it is the authors' opinion that although the
study was conducted in Ugenya district, Kenya, the findings may
apply to many regions worldwide, especially to the Less Developed
or Developing Countries. We also suggest further studies and
concerted effort in dealing with the problem.
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Mike Kazaleh, Pete Poplaski, Don Simpson, Eric Vincent
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