Agrarian reform in the Philippines : democratic transitions and redistributive reform / Jeffrey M. Riedinger
- Bib ID:
- 1104701
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Riedinger, Jeffrey M
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- Description:
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- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1995
- xvi, 366 p. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0804725306 (acid-free paper)
- Summary:
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This book evaluates the capacity of new democratic regimes to promote redistributive agrarian reform, an issue of contemporary concern in countries throughout the world. Agrarian reform is particularly complex and difficult for new democracies because it curtails the power and privileges of influential elements of society. The author analyzes the problems attendant on political liberalization and social and economic reform by examining in detail the formulation and implementation of agrarian reform in the Philippines under the governments of Corazon Aquino and her successor, Fidel Ramos. The book explores how the interaction between state and society shapes reform policy decisions, paying close attention to the role of cultural variables and social organizations. It shows that what is needed for successful agrarian reform is a combination of sustained, forceful leadership from a disciplined, reform-oriented political party and grassroots agitation by peasant organizations.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Democracy and Redistributive Reform
- 2. History, Culture, and Philippine Politics
- 3. Land-Tenure Patterns and Rural Unrest
- 4. Landlessness, Low Productivity, and Failed Reforms
- 5. Campaign Promises: Democracy and Agrarian Reform
- 6. Agrarian-Reform Legislation: Contested Constructions
- 7. Implementation: Scandal, Subversion, and Success
- 8. State-Society Relations, Democratic Transitions, and Redistributive Reform.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-354) and index.
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