{"product_id":"twin-plagues-how-duterte-and-covid-19-wrecked-the-philippine-economy","title":"Twin Plagues: How Duterte And Covid-19 Wrecked The Philippine Economy","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwin Plagues: How Duterte and Covid-19 Wrecked the\nPhilippine Economy \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the Philippine economy under Rodrigo\nDuterte’s presidency from 2016 to 2022, a period marked by authoritarian\npopulism and the devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDrawing on economic data, policy analysis, and contemporary\nreporting, the book argues that weak governance and institutional erosion had\nalready undermined economic performance well before the pandemic. The pandemic\nthen exposed and magnified these failures, culminating in the country’s worst\npostwar recession and the deepest economic contraction in Southeast Asia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe book challenges the persistent but misleading narrative\nthat Duterte handled the economy well, offering an economic counterpoint to a\nliterature that has largely emphasized the war on drugs, media repression, and\nforeign policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWritten in an accessible style, \u003ci\u003eTwin Plagues\u003c\/i\u003e is\nboth an economic history and a cautionary tale about how authoritarian populism\ncan rapidly corrode governance and inflict lasting damage on developing\neconomies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45368024989903,"sku":"9789815362145","price":22.78,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_bf334da8-7046-408e-a68b-30dd46e1551f.jpg?v=1783329837","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/twin-plagues-how-duterte-and-covid-19-wrecked-the-philippine-economy","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}