The Profligate Colonial: How the US Exported Austerity to the Philippines
Author:   Lisandro E. Claudio
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
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Pages:   228
Publication Date:   15 November 2025
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The Profligate Colonial: How the US Exported Austerity to the Philippines


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Author:   Lisandro E. Claudio
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9781501784071


ISBN 10:   1501784072
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   15 November 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction: Hidden Empire, Hidden Austerity 1. Austerity Contracted: A Colonial Cross of Gold, 1902–1913 2. Austerity Defended: The Tragedy of the Philippine National Bank? 1916–1921 3. Austerity Nationalized: The Politics of ""Independent"" Central Banking in Independent Philippines, 1949–1960 4. Austerity Democratized: Dear Money, the Dictator, and the Miserly Left, 1970–1986 Conclusion: Profligate Others Everywhere

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Lisandro E. Claudio is an associate professor in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Liberalism and the Postcolony.

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