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jasonrcf's review
5.0
It’s very technical and I think requires a decent amount of knowledge on economics to fully grasp, but as a work of research on the technocratic aspects of the first term of Marcos, it’s exceptional. I’m not as familiar as scholars would be about the field of Marcos studies, but from the little I’m aware of and have read, this feels like it absolutely breaks new ground and is therefore I think one of the most important books to read about our country’s economic history.
Some background terms/organizations that would be helpful to be familiar with before the book: IMF, World Bank, Import Substitution Industries (ISI), Export Oriented Industries (EOI), Neoliberalism, Protectionism, and perhaps some history of what was going on in the Philippines after WW2.
Sounds like a lot, I know, but the book is fantastic and I really need to familiarize myself more with the works of Tadem. I’m certain they’re all essential reading.
Some background terms/organizations that would be helpful to be familiar with before the book: IMF, World Bank, Import Substitution Industries (ISI), Export Oriented Industries (EOI), Neoliberalism, Protectionism, and perhaps some history of what was going on in the Philippines after WW2.
Sounds like a lot, I know, but the book is fantastic and I really need to familiarize myself more with the works of Tadem. I’m certain they’re all essential reading.
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