The Philippines in Crisis - Development and Security in the Aquino Era, 1986-91

The eruption of Mt. Pinatuba represented more than the smothering of America's Clark Air Force Base and many of President Corazon Aquino's development plans. It also served as a metaphor both for the collapse of Philippine-American base negotiations, presaging an end to nearly a century of strategic relations, and for Aquino's unsuccessful attempt to undo the colossal damage of the Marcos era and construct coherent development programs. This book explores the connections between two central functions of third world governments - development and security - in an analysis of Aquino's six crisis-filled years.

List of contents

Prologue - Introduction: Three Ways Out - Democracy and Development - Prospero and Caliban: Decolonization and the United States - Security Through Development - Military Culture - Development Through Security? - Interface of Security and Development: The Bases - Triumph of the Trapos - Presidency Under Siege - Conclusion - Index

Summary

It also served as a metaphor both for the collapse of Philippine-American base negotiations, presaging an end to nearly a century of strategic relations, and for Aquino's unsuccessful attempt to undo the colossal damage of the Marcos era and construct coherent development programs.

Product details

• Authors: W Thompson, W. Thompson, W. Scott Thompson
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1992
• EAN: 9780312055936
• ISBN: 978-0-312-05593-6
• No. of pages: 188
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 16 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 336 g
• Illustrations: XI, 188 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science