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100 _aValdehuesa, Manuel E., Jr.
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245 1 _aTrapo governance and the cha cha conspiracy:
_bmore power to those in power, none for the people /
_cManuel E. Valdehuesa, Jr.
260 _aMandaluyong City, Philippines:
_bCacho,
_c2005.
300 _a199 pages;
_g22 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
_bValdehuesa, M. E., Jr. (2005). Trapo governance and the cha cha conspiracy: more power to those in power, none for the people. Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Cacho.
505 _aPrologue: 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
651 _aPhilippines
_xPolitics and government.
651 _aPhilippines
_xSocial conditions
_y1990-
_917292
942 _cBK
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