Contested democracy and the left in the Philippines after Marcos
By: Nathan Gilbert Quimpo.
Series: Monograph / Yale Southeast Asia Studies -- 58; Monograph series (Yale University. Southeast Asia Studies) -- no. 58.
Publisher: Yale University Southeast Asia Studies
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Haven, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9780938692911; 9780938692904
Subjects: Democracy -- Philippines.; Political activists -- Philippines.; Philippines -- Politics and government -- 1986-; Philippines -- History -- 1986-; Philippines -- Social conditions -- 1986-
Description: "When "people power" toppled Marcos, the Philippines was considered a shining example of the restoration of democracy, but, since 1986, it has encountered obstacles to the deepening of that democracy. Quimpo puts forth the idea of "contested democracy," and argues that deepening democracy involves tyransforming an elite-dominated, formal democracy into a participatory and egalitarian one."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-403) and index.