The Political Economy of African Foreign Policy: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract Since the Philippines elected President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016, the country’s foreign policy seems to have become more uncertain. President Duterte’s mercurial personality and antagonistic tirades against the country’s traditional Western allies, including the United States (US) and the European Union (EU), and his statements of building closer ties with China and Russia, had changed the political and diplomatic tone of the Philippines overall. Certainly, the political relationship between the Philippines and the West has been changed by Duterte’s strong remarks against the US and EU. Has this change spilled over to the economy? The paper presents an international political economy framework in examining the impact of Duterte’s foreign policy pivot to the country’s foreign economic relations, focusing on trade and investment. The paper argues that Duterte’s foreign policy shift is mainly shaped by Duterte’s “politics of survival”. Not firmly anchored in any idea, norms, or interest that can clearly benefit the country, Duterte is unable to provide coherent guidance and leadership on the foreign policy pivot, particularly on the economy. Duterte’s lack of guidance provided the technocrats with the policy space to continue the policies from the previous administration and not to divert radically from previous economic policies. The stability of the economic institutions provided a refuge in the period of uncertainty. As a result, the foreign economic relations of the Philippines has not radically shifted. The trade and investment situation of the Philippines remained stable, and economic relations with traditional partners are maintained.

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Equilibrium and Historical- Structural Perspectives on Migration

International Migration Review ◽

10.1177/019791838201600202 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 298-319 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Charles H. Wood

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Equilibrium Model ◽

Socioeconomic Development ◽

Labor Mobility ◽

Contemporary Literature ◽

The Political ◽

Population Movement ◽

Unit Of Analysis ◽

Alternative Approach

The equilibrium model of labor mobility and the historical-structural perspective on population movement are summarized and critiqued. A comparative analysis identifies the sources of the growing discontinuity in the contemporary literature on migration by exploring the theoretical and methodological implications of the contrasting paradigms of socioeconomic development in which each perspective is embedded. The last section outlines an alternative approach to the study of migration by shifting the unit of analysis to the household. It is argued that the analysis household sustenance strategies, interpreted within the political economy of which the household is a part, provides the basis for integrating structural and behavioral perspectives on the study of population movement.

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Nigeria: The Political Economy of Dependent Industrialization and Foreign Policy

Newly Industrializing Countries and the Political Economy of South-South Relations ◽

10.1007/978-1-349-09753-1_6 ◽

1988 ◽

pp. 121-150

Author(s):

Olatunde J. B. Ojo

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Foreign Policy ◽

The Political

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