Philippines - A Country Study

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COUNTRY PROFILE GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY ECONOMY TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS NATIONAL SECURITY Introduction Chapter 1. Historical Setting EARLY HISTORY THE EARLY SPANISH PERIOD, 1521-1762 THE DECLINE OF SPANISH RULE, 1762-1898 Trade with Europe and America Chinese and Chinese Mestizos The Friarocracy The Development of a National Consciousness José The Katipunan The 1896 Uprising and Rizal's Execution SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR AND PHILIPPINE RESISTANCE The Malolos Constitution and the Treaty of Paris War of Resistance THE FIRST PHASE OF UNITED STATES RULE, 1898-1935 A Collaborative Philippine Leadership The Jones Act Economic and Social Developments The Tenancy Problem Resistance Movements THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION World War II, 1941-45 INDEPENDENCE AND CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, 1945-72 Economic Relations with the United States after Independence Security Agreements The Huk Rebellion The Magsaysay, Garcia, and Macapagal Administrations, 1953- 65 Marcos and the Road to Martial Law, 1965-72 Proclamation 1081 and Martial Law The New Society Crony Capitalism From Aquino's Assassination to People's Power The Old Political Opposition The Business Elite The Left The Armed Forces United States Reactions The Snap Election and Marcos's Ouster Chapter 2. The Society and Its Environment PHYSICAL SETTING THE CLIMATE POPULATION Migration Population Control ETHNICITY, REGIONALISM, AND LANGUAGE Language Diversity and Uniformity The Lowland Christian Population Muslim Filipinos Upland Tribal Groups The Chinese SOCIAL VALUES AND ORGANIZATION RURAL SOCIAL PATTERNS URBAN SOCIAL PATTERNS THE ROLE AND STATUS OF THE FILIPINA RELIGIOUS LIFE Historical Background Roman Catholicism Indigenous Christian Churches Iglesia ni Kristo Protestantism Islam Ecumenical Developments Church and State EDUCATION Historical Background Education in the Modern Period HEALTH AND LIVING STANDARDS Chapter 3. The Economy POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT Martial Law and its Aftermath, (1972-86) The Aquino Government ECONOMIC PLANNING AND POLICY Development Planning Fiscal Policy Monetary Policy Privatization AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING Agricultural Production and Government Policy Rice and the Green Revolution Coconut Industry Sugar Land Tenancy and Land Reform Livestock Forestry Fishing INDUSTRY Mining Energy THE SERVICE SECTOR Transportation Telecommunications and Postal Services Tourism EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS Labor Force and Employment Labor Relations ECONOMIC WELFARE Extent of Poverty Causes of Poverty INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS Foreign Investment External Debt Development Assistance Political Economy of United States Military Bases Chapter 4. Government and Politics GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE Constitutional Framework National Government Executive Department Legislative Department Judicial Department Local Government Organization Regional Autonomy POLITICS The Inheritance from Marcos The Rise of Corazon Aquino The Coalition Comes Undone (1986-87) The President and the Coup Plotters Political Parties Opposition Parties Progovernment Parties Voting and Elections The Return of Old-Style Politics in the Countryside Church-State Relations Civil-Military Relations Military Factions Vigilantes The Media Unsolved Political Problems FOREIGN AFFAIRS Filipino Nationalism Relations with the United States Relations with Asian Neighbors Malaysia Vietnam Japan China Relations with the Soviet Union Relations with the Middle East Chapter 5. National Security THE ARMED FORCES IN NATIONAL LIFE External Defense Political Role The Counterinsurgency Campaign Recruitment and Personnel Defense Spending and Industry THE STRUCTURE OF THE ARMED FORCES Organization and Training Army Navy Air Force Philippine Constabulary Reserves and Auxiliaries Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia Salary and Benefits Foreign Military Relations INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCIES PUBLIC ORDER AND INTERNAL SECURITY The Communist Insurgency Ideology and Strategy Development of the Revolutionary Movement Leadership and Organization Political Organizing and Front Groups Military Operations and Tactics Financing and Foreign Support The Moros Crime Law Enforcement Penal Law Criminal Procedure The Correctional System

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