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

by W. Thompson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312055936
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	08/04/1992
Edition description:	1992
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

Table 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

Editorial Reviews

Former US government official Thompson (law and diplomacy, Tufts U.) shows the interaction between the development and security policies of the Philippine government of Corazon Aquino, and offers explanations for the economic, political, and diplomatic failures. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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