The term ‘Solid North’ first came up during the quest of one Ferdinand Edralin Marcos for the highest political post of the land–the Presidency. It was understood to mean that Ilocanos and Ilocano-speaking persons in Northern Luzon will vote as a bloc for Marcos. Marcos’ election to the Senate and his election and re-election as [...]
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Solid North?
Posted: March 9, 2012 in British American Tobacco, Chavit Singson, cigarette taxes, Eric Singson, Ferdinand Marcos, Fidel Ramos, Ilocano, Ilocanos, Ilocos region, Lucio Tan, Northern Luzon, Northern Luzon Alliance, Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corp., Philippines, President Fidel Ramos, Ryan Singson, sin taxes, Virginia leaf tobaccoTags: cigarette taxes, Ferdinand Marcos, Fidel Ramos, Lucio Tan, Philippine political economy, Philippine politics, Philippines, sin taxes
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Property rights issues in the Philippines
Posted: August 2, 2009 in Philippine politics, Political economyTags: economic rents, Eduardo Cojuangco, elites, Ferdinand Marcos, John Nye, martial law, Noel de Dios, political cycle, property rights
Last Friday, I attended a symposium entitled ‘Will Elites Allow Reform: Property Rights Issues in the Philippines’ at the UP School of Economics. One of the speakers, Prof. John Nye of the George Mason University, argued that a necessary condition for economic growth is ending the vicious cycle of vindictiveness amongst the elite fractions in [...]
