Moral politics in the Philippines : inequality, democracy and the urban poor / Wataru Kusaka.
MORAL POLITICS in the PHILIPPINES : Inequality,Democracy and the Urban Poor Wataru Kusaka著.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kusaka, Wataru, author.

Series:

Kyoto CSEAS series on Asian studies (Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University) ; 18.

Kyoto CSEAS series on Asian studies ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture.

Urban poor--Political activity.

Urban poor.

Democratization.

Political participation.

Philippines.

Philippines--Politics and government--1986-.

Politics and government.

Political participation--Philippines.

Democratization--Philippines.

Urban poor--Political activity--Philippines.

Political culture--Philippines.

Physical Description:

xiii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : NUS Press in association with Kyoto University Press, [2017]

Summary:

"The people" famously ousted Ferdinand Marcos from power in the Philippines in 1986. After democratization, though, a fault line appeared that split the people into citizens and the masses. The former were members of the middle class who engaged in civic action against the restored elite-dominated democracy, and viewed themselves as moral citizens in contrast with the masses, who were poor, engaged in illicit activities and backed flawed leaders. The masses supported emerging populist counter-elites who promised to combat inequality, and saw themselves as morally upright in contrast to the arrogant and oppressive actions of the wealthy in arrogating resources to themselves. In 2001, the middle class toppled the populist president Joseph Estrada through an extra-constitutional movement that the masses denounced as illegitimate. Fearing a populist uprising, the middle class supported action against informal settlements and street vendors, and violent clashes erupted between state forces and the poor. Although solidarity of the people re-emerged in opposition to the corrupt presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and propelled Benigno Aquino III to victory in 2010, inequality and elite rule continue to bedevil Philippine society. Each group considers the other as a threat to democracy, and the prevailing moral antagonism makes it difficult to overcome structural causes of inequality. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Analytical Framework 21

2 Formation of the Dual Public Sphere 50

3 People Power and Moral Antagonism 81

4 Moral Antagonism in Elections 121

5 Moral Antagonism in Urban Governance 156

6 The Revival of Moral Nationalism 195

7 Beyond Moral Politics 235.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-331) and index.

共同刊行:NUS Press

Bibliography:p309-331

ISBN:

9784814000661

4814000669

9789814722384

9814722383

OCLC:

960841058