The Philippines: Debt and Poverty

Pineda-Ofreneo, Rosalinda

dc.contributor.author	Pineda-Ofreneo, Rosalinda	*
dc.date.accessioned	2011-02-28T10:29:19Z	en
dc.date.available	2011-02-28T10:29:19Z	en
dc.date.issued	1991-01-01
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-85598-150-1
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10546/123033
dc.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.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	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	en_US
dc.format.extent	121	en_US
dc.language.iso	English	en_US
dc.publisher	Oxfam GB	en_US
dc.relation.url	https://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/the-philippines-debt-and-poverty-123033
dc.subject	Economics
dc.subject	Governance and citizenship
dc.title	The Philippines: Debt and Poverty	en_US
dc.type	Book	en_US
oxfam.signoff.status	For public use. Can be shared outside Oxfam	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	Philippines	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Debt	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Finance	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Social protection	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Participation	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Natural resources	en_US
dc.year.issuedate	1991	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2018-08-17T07:04:13Z