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Corruption and the moral imperative, through the lens of Rizal

Philippine Review of Economics

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Title Corruption and the moral imperative, through the lens of Rizal
 
Creator Diokno, Maria Serena I.; National Historical Commission of the Philippines

College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman
 
Subject corruption; Spanish colonial administration; 19th century Philippines; Rizal
 
Description Rizal wrote at length about corruption in the 19th century, a malaise that ailed the country, and described it in terms of its perpetrators: friars, whose ubiquitous presence made them a fixture in daily life; Spanish secular officials at the top of the colony’s hierarchy; and local officials, Filipinos among them. Beyond rich descriptions of corruption, Rizal’s works and his correspondence with family, friends, and adversaries offer a rich panoply of meaning about colonial life, the nature of power within the Spanish patrimonial order, and Rizal’s understanding of the nation. The paper argues that his crusade against corruption was not simply a rejection of official waywardness but was central to the project of building the Filipino nation.Classification-JEL: N45, Z12, Z13
 
Publisher Philippine Review of Economics
 
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Date 2012-08-13
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.econ.upd.edu.ph/pre/index.php/pre/article/view/665
 
Source Philippine Review of Economics; Vol 48, No 2 (2011): Papers in Commemoration of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Jose Rizal; 23-40
1655-1516
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.econ.upd.edu.ph/pre/index.php/pre/article/view/665/771
 
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