Neoliberalizing spaces in the Philippines : suburbanization, transnational migration, and dispossession

Ortega, Arnisson Andre 1980- (author.).

Summary: "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"--

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ISBN: 1498530516
ISBN: 9781498530514
ISBN: 1498530524
ISBN: 9781498530521
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : placing dreams and building homes -- The business of building a nation -- Return, reside, reinvest : mapping the real estate boom -- Neoliberalizing Manila's peri-urban fringe -- Gated dreams and communities -- Everyday life inside the gates : resistance, loss and risk -- Volatile spaces in the peri-urban fringe, from the fields to the mountains -- Metropolitan accumulation by peri-urban relocation -- Conclusion : building dreams over dreams.
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