vti_encoding:SR|utf8-nl vti_timelastmodified:TR|13 May 2004 03:28:05 -0000 vti_extenderversion:SR|5.0.2.2623 vti_cacheddtm:TX|13 May 2004 03:28:05 -0000 vti_filesize:IR|7611 vti_cachedtitle:SR|Anti-Development State: The Political Economy of Permanent Crisis in the Philippines vti_cachedbodystyle:SR| vti_cachedlinkinfo:VX|S|/temp/Images/bg-1.jpg S|../../images/books-banner.jpg H|mailto:anvilsales@eudoramail.com S|/publications/Books/images/walden-book.jpg vti_cachedsvcrellinks:VX|NSUS|temp/Images/bg-1.jpg NSUS|images/books-banner.jpg NHUS|mailto:anvilsales@eudoramail.com FSUS|publications/Books/images/walden-book.jpg vti_cachedneedsrewrite:BR|false vti_cachedhasbots:BR|false vti_cachedhastheme:BR|false vti_cachedhasborder:BR|false vti_metatags:VR|HTTP-EQUIV=Content-Type text/html;\\ charset=iso-8859-1 keywords United\\ States,\\ Structural\\ Adjustment,\\ economic\\ collapse,\\ South,\\ north description Dark\\ Victory\\ reveals\\ these\\ trends\\ in\\ the\\ north\\ and\\ South\\ to\\ be\\ consequences\\ of\\ the\\ same\\ sweeeeping\\ strategy\\ of\\ global\\ economic\\ roll\\ back\\ unleashed\\ by\\ the\\ United\\ States description Years\\ before\\ the\\ event,\\ and\\ challenging\\ the\\ then\\ prevailing\\ \\ \\ \\ \\ wisdom\\ on\\ Asia's\\ miracle\\ economies'\\ Dragons\\ in\\ Distress\\ argued\\ that\\ South\\ Korea,\\ Taiwan\\ and\\ singapore\\ are\\ headed\\ for\\ crisis. keywords ASEM,\\ geo-politics,\\ geo-economics,\\ NGOS,\\ Ireland,\\ east\\ timor description The\\ book\\ attempts\\ to\\ define\\ the\\ concept\\ of\\ Natioanl\\ securit\\ as\\ it\\ has\\ been\\ applied\\ in\\ the\\ Asian\\ region.\\ The\\ study\\ seeks\\ to\\ discuss\\ the\\ varied\\ security\\ approaches\\ adopted\\ by\\ the\\ Asian\\ governments\\ which\\ have\\ resulted\\ \\ in\\ diverse\\ interpretations\\ given\\ to\\ the\\ concept\\ based\\ on\\ the\\ prevailing\\ political\\ conditions\\ at\\ a\\ given\\ time. description The\\ booklet\\ is\\ a\\ compilation\\ of\\ research\\ papaers\\ which\\ go\\ \nto\\ prove\\ that\\ the\\ policies\\ of\\ the\\ Asian\\ Development\\ Bank\\ (ADB)\\ have\\ increased\\ poverty\\ in\\ Asia\\ rather\\ than\\ help\\ alleviate\\ it,\\ despite\\ rhetoric\\ to\\ the\\ contrary. description The\\ booklet\\ contains\\ four\\ well\\ researched\\ essays\\ on\\ four\\ institions.\\ \\ The\\ essays\\ are\\ indepth\\ analyses\\ of\\ the\\ instituions\\ and\\ the\\ impact\\ of\\ their\\ policies\\ on\\ the\\ socio-economic\\ fabric\\ of\\ those\\ particularly\\ in\\ the\\ south.\n description A\\ Siamese\\ Tragedy\\ argues\\ that,\\ even\\ before\\ the\\ economic\\ collapse\\ of\\ 1997-1998,\\ the\\ Thai\\ economy\\ had\\ feet\\ of\\ clay.\\ Walden\\ Bello\\ and\\ his\\ co-authors\\ show\\ how\\ vested\\ interests,\\ local\\ and\\ international,\\ propelled\\ the\\ Thai\\ peole\\ down\\ a\\ particular\\ path\\ which\\ unsustainable\\ in\\ terms\\ of\\ human\\ exploitation,\\ social\\ disruption,\\ and\\ economic\\ fragility.\\ Thailand,\\ like\\ the\\ rest\\ of\\ the\\ worls\\ needs\\ to\\ re-think\\ the\\ fundamentals\\ of\\ its\\ economic\\ model. vti_charset:SR|windows-1252 vti_title:SR|Anti-Development State: The Political Economy of Permanent Crisis in the Philippines vti_backlinkinfo:VX|publications/booksindex.htm