Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) Development Programs in the Republic of the Philippines: Analyzing the Prevailing Neoliberal Ideology Symbolisms in a Post Marcos-Era
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Farm-to-Market Roads (FMRs) can emerge as a central element in which presidents build their neoliberal ideology to achieve the Philippines' overall poverty reduction and rural economic growth agenda due to its significant socio-economic impact among its beneficiaries. This study has two objectives. First, it shows the Republic of the Philippines' Presidents' narratives surrounding their respective FMR development programs from 1986 to 2016 as a panacea in increasing agricultural productivity and income to gain legitimacy and represent their neoliberal ideology. Second, it also scrutinizes how presidents used FMRs as a central technical solution to achieve overall poverty reduction, agricultural development, and economic growth, as manifested in their development and investment plans, public speeches, and official statements. Presidents have adopted images of growth and progress to frame FMRs as a symbol of political resources and signs of necessity, progress, and development.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลที่ตีพิมพ์ลงในวารสารมนุษย์กับสังคม ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบโดยตรงของผู้เขียนซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสารไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วยหรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใดๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารมนุษย์กับสังคม ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสาร หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อต้องอ้างอิงวาสาร
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