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Unmasking Duterte ’ s Populism : Populist Rhetoric versus Policies in the Philippines
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Mendoza, Ronald U. |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Some analysts say that there is a populist tsunami sweeping across the world right now. And this is not new—the Thaksins in Thailand, Chavez in Venezuela, and Erdogan in Turkey, among others, signalled its arrival in many developing countries many years back. More recently, even the industrialised economies were not spared, with the election of President Donald Trump in the United States (US) and the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom (UK). Some would argue that Xi Jinping in China and President Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines could also be considered populist leaders.1 While there are several conceptions of populism, there are at least two ways to describe this phenomenon. One approach, popular in political science, describes populism as an ideology separating society into two antagonistic groups—the vast majority of people and a corrupt elite.2 On the other hand, among the economists, populism has sometimes been described as an economic strategy emphasising redistribution, with rising risks linked to higher inflation and deficits later on. Populism is often seen as an unsustainable strategy, as growth eventually sputters and the costs associated with populist policies lead to debt-related challenges.3 In many cases, populist waves end in crises, as redistribution policies appealing to large numbers of citizens often impose unsustainable fiscal burdens. In the worst |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.kas.de/c/document_library/get_file?groupId=252038&uuid=39baa4c5-70d0-74b2-320a-66301ea411a7 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
