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020			_a978184813195
040			_cPIDS LIBRARY
090			_a03.02.03 ZED ZUN 2008
100			_aOcampo, Jose Antonio; Vos, Rob
245			_aUneven economic development
260			_aSingapore : _bThird World Network, _c2008
300			_a229pp.
520			_aThis paper deals with a basic question: How central is rice to Philippine culture, as gleaned from its role in Filipino material and cultural life? To answer this question, this paper focuses on the structural position of most Filipinos vis-à-vis rice. Economic changes have rendered most Filipinos, even in rural areas, as consumers rather than as producers of rice. Today, rice reflects the stratification of Philippine society, as supported by the latest quantitative data on rice consumption. The paper concludes with reflections on the significance of rice for commensality at the level of small groups, and on its marginality for the society as a whole, brought about by consumer culture, urbanization, and the Green Revolution.
650			_aEconomic development
650			_aEconomic development - trade liberalization
650			_aEconomic development - macroeconomic policies
650			_aEconomic development - governance
650			_aInternational economy - development
650			_aGlobal development
942			_2mt _cBK
999			_c8438 _d8438