1st Edition
The State and the Advocate Case studies on development policy in Asia
Biography
Teresita Cruz-del Rosario has a background in Sociology, Social Anthropology, and Public Policy from Boston College, Harvard University, and New York University. Her research interests are on comparative social movements in Southeast Asia, migration, sustainable development, and land grabs.
‘This book provides a wealth of information and insights about planning and development projects in Southeast Asia. It carefully documents how South Eastern governments seek to align with international development guidelines as well as with local contingencies. Such efforts are always institutionally intricate and politically laden. The chapter on the Nam Theun hydroproject in Laos analyzes in detail the foreseen negative impacts and the mitigation measures, including the fate of numerous consultation processes. Another chapter traces the agrarian reform actions in The Philippines and focuses on the intriguing coalition of the Congress for a People’s Agrarian Reform. While it failed in the short term due to internal and external impediments, its legacy provides indicators for the long term.’ —Harro van Lente, Socrates Professor Philosophy of Sustainable Development, ICIS, Faculty of Humanities & Sciences of Maastricht University
