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The Philippines: In Search of Justice
Pye-Smith, Charlie
Pye-Smith, Charlie
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1997-01-01
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64
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Chapters 1 - 5
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Chapters 6 - 14
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The Philippines is rich in natural resources, which are being rapidly and unsustainably exploited, and the widespread poverty in the country is a consequence of the unequal distribution of these resources. The book describes the strategies of the many fishing communities of the islands, who are struggling to survive as fish-stocks fall as a result of over fishing and marine pollution. A programme of rapid industrialisation is underway, and the Philippines seems poised to follow the example of the neighbouring South Asian tiger economies. But any increased prosperity that might result is unlikely to benefit the indigenous inhabitants of the region, whose life-style is dependent on the rapidly disappearing forests.
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1 Introduction; 2 The feudal past; 3 Philippines 2000; 4 The last frontier; 5 Between the devil and the deep blue sea; 6 Trouble on the lake; 7 Pushed to the limits; 8 God, nature and other practical matters; 9 Claiming the land; 10 The mining dilemma; 11 Living dangerously; 12 Strategies for survival; 13 A tale of two cities; 14 In search of justice; Notes
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Oxfam Country Profiles
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978-0-85598-367-3