{"product_id":"migrant-remittances-and-democratization-in-the-republic-of-the-philippines-von-marcel-reymond","title":"Migrant Remittances and Democratization in the Republic of the Philippines","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaster's Thesis from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - Region: South Asia, grade: A+, , language: English, abstract: This paper analyzes the remittances and democratization nexus, using the Republic of the Philippines as a case study. The onset of this paper is a riddle. A number of scholars stress the positive impact of remittances on a society and its democratization. The Philippines has successfully sought to gain more remittances through a state driven labor export scheme and has been for many years among the top receiving countries in the world. Despite those conditions deemed propitious to democratization, the Philippines show many democracy deficits. Several scholars have claimed that remittances impact positively on democratization. However, a range of democratization indicators for the Philippines, belie this assertion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis paper delves into various aspects of the democratization, migration and remittance dynamics. Firstly, it examines the scholarly work on remittances (always understood in a wider sense, as comprising social and financial remittances) and the democratization history in the Philippines. Secondly, it argues the methodology used for this paper. Thirdly, it evaluates and describes a selected number of particularities of the Philippine democratic system and its labor export scheme. It interprets the impact of remittances on democratization in the Philippines before drawing conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearch Question and Thesis Statement 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObjectives of the Study 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLimitation of the Study 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefinition of Key Terms 8\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Literature Review 10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Research Methodology 16\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreedom in the World Index 18\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorruption Perception Index 19\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivic Society study 20\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePress-Freedom Index 22\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople under Threat Index 23\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Findings and Analysis 25\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssessment of the Philippine Democracy 25\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical system 26\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEconomic situation 31\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGINI Index 35\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe labor export scheme 36\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinancial remittances 40\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil Society 42\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePress freedom 45\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeace and security 46\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial remittances 48\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary of democratic assessment 51\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemocratization impact of remittances in the Philippines 53\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion and recommendations for further research 55\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography 59\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783656724964\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783656724964","offer_id":39447297130589,"sku":"9783656724964","price":42.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/f2cd14b2-37a0-4541-aab7-0acac6aa4661.jpg?v=1778131814","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/migrant-remittances-and-democratization-in-the-republic-of-the-philippines-von-marcel-reymond","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}