Valdehuesa, Manuel E., Jr. <br/><br/>
Trapo governance and the cha cha conspiracy:   more power to those in power, none for the people / 
Manuel E. Valdehuesa, Jr. 
 - Mandaluyong City, Philippines:  Cacho,  2005. 
 - 199 pages;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Prologue: homecoming shock -- Pending questions, system malfunctions -- Our nominal democracy -- Where it all began: the barangay -- Governing without a sense of propriety -- Even one can make a difference -- National problems begin as local issues -- Failure of autonomy: why coup attempts persist -- Failure of autonomy: why people feel shut out -- Forging solidarity and political will -- The grassroots: wellspring of sovereignty (Marcos knew it but did it wrong -- The principle of subsidiarity -- An inverted pyramid reconfigured -- The parliament-in-waiting -- The little prime minister -- Reform in small but steady doses: the bottom-up approach -- Why not barangay inc?: the communitarian approach to development -- Capitalizing local development -- Do we need values education? -- Assertive sovereignty 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789711902209 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Philippines--Politics and government.<br/>Philippines--Social conditions--1990-