The middle classes and democratization in the Philippines: From the Asian crisis to the ouster of Estrada

• Main Author: Rivera, Temario C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2011
• Subjects: Middle class—Political activity—Philippines; Philippines—Politics and government—1986-; Financial crises—Asia; Political Science
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/8642
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper examines the role of the middle classes in the process of democratic transition and consolidation in the Philippines, particularly in the light of the Asian crisis and upheaval leading to the ouster of President Estrada. It also analyzes the ideas and attitudes of middle classes in the Ph...