Beyond Patrimonial Plunder: The Use and Abuse of Coconut Levies in the Philippines
Abstract
This article re-examines a case of corruption that was perpetuated during a period of authoritarian rule in the Philippines: the subversion of ‘coconut levies’, a tax on coconut production imposed by strongman President Ferdinand Marcos from 1971 to 1982. Literature on the case has formed the basis for locating the political origins of the country’s struggles with long-run economic transformation in terms of the extent of ‘rent-seeking’ and...
Paper Details
Title
Beyond Patrimonial Plunder: The Use and Abuse of Coconut Levies in the Philippines
Published Date
May 17, 2018
Journal
Volume
24
Issue
4
Pages
546 - 564
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