Arnisson Andre Ortega

Neoliberalizing Spaces in the Philippines

Suburbanization, Transnational Migration, and Dispossession

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Produktbeschreibung

Based on years of field research, this study examines the construction of urban and suburban space in the Philippines since a recent housing boom caused by an influx of wealth from returning Filipino migrants. It analyzes various developments, such as the rise of gated suburban communities and their effects on marginalized populations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 600g
• ISBN-13: 9781498530538
• ISBN-10: 1498530532
• Artikelnr.: 54372116

Autorenporträt

Arnisson Andre Ortega is assistant professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction: Placing Dreams and Building Homes Chapter 2: The
Business of Building a Nation Chapter 3: Return, Reside, Reinvest: Mapping
the Real Estate Boom Chapter 4: Neoliberalizing Manila's Peri-Urban Fringe
Chapter 5: Gated Dreams and Communities Chapter 6: Everyday Life Inside the
Gates: Resistance, Loss and Risk Chapter 7: Volatile Spaces in the
Peri-Urban Fringe, From the Fields to the Mountains Chapter 8: Metropolitan
Accumulation by Peri-urban Relocation Chapter 9: Conclusion: Building
Dreams Over Dreams