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dc.contributor.authorDrilon, Rex D.
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-11T00:52:34Z
dc.date.available2023-07-11T00:52:34Z
dc.date.issued1962-12
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12852/2730
dc.descriptionJournal article This article appeared in an offprint of the journal Historical Bulletin, with the title "Philippine Democracy Reexamined"en_US
dc.description.abstractWith lucid and alarming candor, the author cites unconscious habits and attitudes, as well as powerful social forces, that resist the growth of democracy here. He reveals the immaturity of our people in many significant ways and feels that democracy doesn’t work in the Philippines because it can’t. However, he says that if our people and institutions are honest enough to recognize and admit the serious shortcomings, then there might be hope. Otherwise, he views, with characteristic mordancy, that the deepening shadows of authoritarianism will continue to lengthen. Evolution as an engine of change, rather than armed revolution, might be the way out, provided our society can wake up and be resilient to transform its present undemocratic spirit. To the question—Does democracy work in the Philippines?— the answer could well be yes and no, probably more no than yes. Or a better answer might be, superficially yes. And very seriously, no. If the question were phrased differently—“Can democracy work here?” — the answer would have to deal with the ability and power of the people to make it work. That ability and that power are shaped and limited by the framework of the prevailing institutions. Therefore, the answer in essence could well be the same, “Democracy doesn’t work here because it can’t.” It can’t, because of the character of the framework.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPhilippine Historical Associationen_US
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/*
dc.subject.lcshDemocracyen_US
dc.subject.lcshPhilippinesen_US
dc.titleDoes democracy work in the Philippines?en_US
dc.title.alternativePhilippine democracy reexamineden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dcterms.accessRightsPublicly accessibleen_US
dc.citation.firstpage1en_US
dc.citation.lastpage8en_US
dc.citation.journaltitleHistorical Bulletinen_US
dc.citation.volume6en_US
dc.citation.issue4en_US


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