Social development in the Philippines : vision, challenges and imperatives.
- Second Edition.
- Manila, Philippines : Philippine Information Agency, Office of the Press Secretary, c1995
- iii, 117 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Part One. The Philippines Vision -- Part Two. Challenges to the Philippine Vision -- Part Three. Emerging Issues, Conclusions and National Imperatives.
The turn of the century has opened the world to global development progress characterized not only by economic growth and stability for some nations but by the impending spectre of global crisis and disorder for other parts of the world. While developed and newly industrializing countries have not been spared from poverty, marginalization and alienation despite economic prosperity, the aspirants of developing countries for economic progress has continued to exact great cost to their social and physical environment.