Communities at the margins

the long version

This book provides snapshots of issues in contemporary Philippine rural society set against the changes that transpired from the 1920s to the 1990s. Focusing on microlevel conditions in communities in Antique, Cavite, Dalaguete, Negros Occidental, Nueva Ecija, South Cotabato, among others, the case studies reveal the complex interrelation of population movements, economic underdevelopment, state inefficacy, environmental degradation, and peoples' survival strategies. -- Book cover.