The Philippines in Crisis

The eruption of Mt. Pinatuba represented more than the smothering of America's Clark Air Force Base and many of President Corazon Aquino's development plans. It also served as a metaphor both for the collapse of Philippine-American base negotiations, presaging an end to nearly a century of strategic relations, and for Aquino's unsuccessful attempt to undo the colossal damage of the Marcos era and construct coherent development programs. This book explores the connections between two central functions of third world governments - development and security - in an analysis of Aquino's six crisis-filled years.

Zusammenfassung
It also served as a metaphor both for the collapse of Philippine-American base negotiations, presaging an end to nearly a century of strategic relations, and for Aquino's unsuccessful attempt to undo the colossal damage of the Marcos era and construct coherent development programs.

Inhalt
Prologue - Introduction: Three Ways Out - Democracy and Development - Prospero and Caliban: Decolonization and the United States - Security Through Development - Military Culture - Development Through Security? - Interface of Security and Development: The Bases - Triumph of the Trapos - Presidency Under Siege - Conclusion - Index