The Philippines: Debt and Poverty

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Author(s)
Pineda-Ofreneo, Rosalinda
Publication date
1991-01-01
Subject
Economics
Governance and citizenship
Keywords
Debt
Finance
Social protection
Participation
Natural resources
Country
Philippines

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Document type
Book
Description
How could the Philippines, a country rich in natural and human resources, find itself by 1990 in the position of the sixth most indebted nation in the world? Rosalinda Pineda-Ofreneo traces the origins of the nation's debt crisis, and - with evidence from projects supported by Oxfam - she illustrates the social and environmental impact of the government's structural adjustment programme, showing how health and education services have deteriorated, forests have been denuded, and seas over-fished. But her interviews with members of women's groups, farmers, fisher folk, and tribal people show how some grassroots groups are finding new ways of making a living, and of making their voices heard in the political arena.
Table of contents
Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 The origins of the problem; 3 What the debt means to the poor; 4 Health: a life or debt question; 5 Education: down from number one; 6 Debt, labour, and employment; 7 Debt and the agrarian crisis; 8 Debt and the fishing communities; 9 Debt and the tribal Filipinos; 10 Debt and the urban poor; 11 Towards an alternative strategy for debt and development; 12 The need for international cooperation; 13 Conclusion: How the creditors could help; Notes
Pages
121
ISBN
978-0-85598-150-1
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/123033
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https://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/the-philippines-debt-and-poverty-123033
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