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Urbanization and the Politics of Land in the Manila Region

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Land ownership has long been a source and outcome of political power in the Philippines. This article shows how in the 1990s land and politics continued to be closely entwined, but the disposal of agricultural land for urban uses, rather than its ownership, was sought by the powerful. By examining the process of land use conversion in Manila's extended metropolitan region, two dimensions of the politics of land are examined: policy choices relating to the uses of land that reflect a particular set of developmental priorities and the facilitation of conversion through the use of political power relations to circumvent regulations. These points are made at three interconnected scales: the national scale of policy formulation, the local scale of policy implementation and regulation, and the personal scale of everyday power relations in rural areas. The article draws on fieldwork in the rapidly urbanizing province of Cavite, south of Manila.

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  • Philip F. Kelly, 2003. "Urbanization and the Politics of Land in the Manila Region," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 590(1), pages 170-187, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:590:y:2003:i:1:p:170-187
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716203256729
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    1. Ballesteros, Marife M., 2000. "Land Use Planning in Metro Manila and the Urban Fringe: Implications on the Land and Real Estate Market," Discussion Papers DP 2000-20, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    2. Philip F. Kelly, 1999. "Everyday Urbanization: The Social Dynamics of Development in Manila’s Extended Metropolitan Region," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(2), pages 283-303, June.
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    1. Triyakshana Seshadri, 2012. "An Analysis of the Feasibility of Private Land Assembly for Special Economic Zones in India," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 49(10), pages 2285-2300, August.

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