Philippines–China Relations: Interplay Between Domestic Politics and Globalization

• Main Authors: Palanca, Ellen, Ong, Austin
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Subjects: Domestic politics; The Philippines; Political elite; Philippines–China relations; Economics; International Trade Law; Political Science
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/185; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-0065-3_5
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This chapter illustrates how Philippines–China relations in the past two decades have been shaped by Philippine domestic politics and regional and global market forces. Philippine domestic politics—characterized as being personalistic, weak in institutions, and patronage-based, plus the lack of a co...