Civil Society in the Philippines : Theoretical, Methodological and Policy Debates.
Drawing on qualitative and quantitative research, this book provides a path-breaking account of civil society in the Philippines. It challenges the widespread belief in political science and development studies literature that civil society in developing countries is an institutional arena in which...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor and Francis,
2013
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| Series: | Rethinking Southeast Asia.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Abbreviations; Map of the Philippines; 1 Civil society, democracy and (in)equality; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The classical concept of civil society; 1.3 The modern concept of civil society; 1.4 Contemporary conceptions of civil society; 1.5 Conclusion; 2 Civil society and the challenge of statistical capture; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The early generation of studies; 2.3 The social capital debate; 2.4 The new generation of cross-national studies.
- 2.5 Mapping civil society: established national and international systems2.6 Conclusion; 3 The shaping of Philippine civil society in legislation and government policy; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Civil society in the Philippines under colonial rule; 3.3 Civil society, 1946-1972; 3.4 Civil society and the Marcos dictatorship; 3.5 Civil society in the Philippines since 1986; 3.6 The Securities and Exchange Commission; 3.7 The President's foundations; 3.8 The 'PEACe Bonds' saga; 3.9 The Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Philippine Council for NGO Certification.
- 3.10 The National Anti-Poverty Commission3.11 The violent repression of civil society, 1998-2010; 3.12 Conclusion; 4 The statistical contours of Philippine civil society; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Research methodology; 4.3 The institutional structure of Philippine civil society; 4.4 The core activities of Philippine civil society organizations; 4.5 The values underpinning Philippine civil society; 4.6 The spatial distribution of Philippine civil society organizations; 4.7 The financial resources of Philippine civil society organizations; 4.8 Conclusion.
- 5 The social origins of Philippine civil society, 1571-19465.1 Introduction; 5.2 The social origins of civil society; 5.3 The development of proto-civil society, 1571-1899; 5.4 The development of modern civil society, 1899-1946; 5.5 Conclusion; 6 The social consolidation of Philippine civil society, 1946-2010; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Philippine civil society, 1946-1972; 6.3 Civil society and the Marcos dictatorship, 1972-1986; 6.4 Civil society in the post-authoritarian Philippines, 1986-2010; 6.5 Conclusion; 7 Conclusion; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Defining 'civil society'
- 7.3 Mapping Philippine civil society: historical, spatial and institutional dimensions7.4 Policy challenges; 7.5 Civil society, democracy and inequality; Annexes; Annex 1: Calculation of ISSP-SGC (2004) Composite Index: the case of the Philippines; Annex 2: Self-defined membership of CSOs; Annex 3: Questionnaire used in the survey of registered NSCs; Annex 4: Organizational typology of Philippine CSOs with definitions; Annex 5: Key purposes of selected NSCs registered with the SEC; Annex 6: Self-defined membership of CSOs in the Philippines by income.
