Silent Politics – How local chambers of commerce in the Philippines fail to foster democratisation

Philippine democratic consolidation stagnates despite a vibrant civil society. A comparative exploration of three local chambers of commerce in the Visayas and Mindanao reveals that, contrary to established typologies, it is the decidedly non-confrontational stance towards government that keeps the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Basanta, Thapa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pazifische Studien e.V. 2015-09-01
Series:Pacific Geographies
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Online Access:http://www.pacific-geographies.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/PG44_Basanta-Thapa.pdf