The Philippines : in search of justice

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    • Pye-Smith, Charlie

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The Philippines : in search of justice

Charlie Pye-Smith

(An Oxfam country profile)

Oxfam, c1997

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 64)

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Volume

ISBN 9780855983345

Description

This outstanding series provides concise and lively introductions to countries and the major development issues they face. Packed full of factual information, photographs and maps, the guides also focus on ordinary people and the impact that historical, economic and environmental issues have on their lives.

Table of Contents

  • * A land of paradoxes
  • * Culture old and new
  • * Timbuktu and the empires
  • * From hope to despair
  • * Democracy and decentralisation
  • * Peace and reconciliation
  • * Sustainable development
  • * Molibemo - 'let's stick together'
  • * 'Our hands are like wood'
  • * City life
  • * A nation at the crossroads
  • * Dates and events
  • * Mali: facts and figures
  • * Sources and further reading
  • * Acknowledgements
  • * Oxfam in Mali.
Volume

ISBN 9780855983673

Description

This outstanding series provides concise and lively introductions to countries and the major development issues they face. Packed full of factual information, photographs and maps, the guides also focus on ordinary people and the impact that historical, economic and environmental issues have on their lives.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • The feudal past
  • Philippines 2000
  • The last frontier
  • Between the devil and the deep blue sea
  • Trouble on the lake
  • Pushed to the limits
  • God, nature and other practical matters
  • Claiming the land
  • The mining dilemma
  • Living dangerously
  • Strategies for survival
  • A tale of two cities
  • In search of justice
  • Facts and figures
  • Oxfam in the Philippines
  • Further reading.

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