“Imperial Manila” and Local Autonomy

Authors

Michael Henry Yusingco, Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

The Constitutional Convention that drafted the 1935 Constitution was overtly partial to the American constitutional structure. Hence, the decision to adopt a unitary form of government instead of a federal arrangement akin to the United States was unsurprising…

Recommended Citation

Yusingco, M. H. Ll. (2019). “Imperial Manila” and local autonomy. In R. U. Mendoza, E. L. Jr. Beja, J. C. Teehankee, A. G. M. La Viña, & M. F. Villamejor-Mendoza (Eds.), Building Inclusive Democracies in ASEAN (pp. 346–355). World Scientific. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789813236493_0019