Between Two Worlds - Society, Politics, and Business in the Philippines

Rupert Hodder

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Routledge
24 June 2024

International relations; Business negotiation

This book considers the tensions and complementarities between two different attitudes towards social relationships - on the one hand, the attitude aspired to in the West, which emphasises individualism, institutional probity, and the rule of law, and which regards social relationships as ideals or absolutes; and, on the other hand, the attitude often found in Asia, where loyalties based on kinship, local networks, and places of origin are vitally important, and where social relationships, institutions and practices are often material for manipulation and the pursuit of ambition. The book explores the nature of these different attitudes, discussing the different attitudes as they are found in practice in the Philippines. It considers how they are bound up with material progress, and how they have a crucial impact, on business, politics and region-centre relations.

By: Rupert Hodder
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781138371262
ISBN 10: 1138371262
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 24 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction 1. Nazareth 2. Government and Bureaucracy 3. Merchants 4. Sojourners Conclusions

Rupert Hodder is Reader in Human Geography at the University of Plymouth