BOOKS
The 1987 Constitution : to change or not to change

Publisher: Anvil Pub.,


Title Details
  • The 1987 Constitution :
Publishers
  • Mandaluyong City : Anvil Pub.,c2012
Descriptions
  • xiii, 150 p. :ill. ;23 cm.
Isbn
    9789712726842
Subjects
  • Constitutional law -- Philippines.
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Location MAIN
Item Call Number KPM 1744.5 1987 .A715 2012
Status Available
Barcode 17677
International Standard Book Number
  • International Standard Book Number - 9789712726842
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - KPM 1744.5 1987
  • Item number - .A715 2012
Title Statement
  • Title - The 1987 Constitution :
  • Remainder of title - to change or not to change? /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - Antonio G.M. La Viña, Joy G. Aceron, with Edgar S. Bonto, Benedict G. Nisperos ; edited by Dennis T. Gonzalez.
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Mandaluyong City :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Anvil Pub.,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c2012
Physical Description
  • Extent - xiii, 150 p. :
  • Other physical details - ill. ;
  • Dimensions - 23 cm.
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
Bibliography, Etc. Note
  • Bibliography, etc - Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-148).
Formatted Contents Note
  • Formatted contents note - Understanding constitutional change in the Philippines -- Charter change : process and content -- Institutional choices: First debate : shift to parliamentary form of government, Second debate : shift to federal system, Third debate : lifting of economic restrictions, Fourth issue : process debate -- Changing the 1987 constitution : a historical continuum -- The 1935 constitution : under the shadow of a colonial master -- The 1973 constitution : the rise of a dictatorship -- 1987 constitution : rising from the ashes of authoritarian rule -- Public opinion and the credibility of political leadership -- Consensus among the political elite and civil society -- Lack of pressing need or external pressure -- Summary of lessons learned -- Why have attempts to change the 1987 constitution failed? -- What are the available options?-- Step-by-step guide to changing the constitution
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Constitutional law
  • Geographic subdivision - Philippines.
Personal Name
  • Personal name - La Viña, Antonio G. M.
  • Personal name - Gonzalez, Dennis T.
  • Personal name - Aceron, Joy G.
  • Personal name - Bonto, Edgar S.
  • Personal name - Nisperos, Benedict G.