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An Analysis of Public Investment

Policies in Marikina City,Philippines(1992-2010)

Bryan Joseph Ortiz

Far Eastern UniversityManila, Philippines


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The Philippines as a

patchwork state While several states in the East Asian

region are classified by scholars as

developmental states due to theirability to promote economic and socialtransformation, the Philippines often

regarded as a weak state (Hutchcroft,1998; Wade, 1990; McCoy, 1994)


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patchwork state Nonetheless, Abinales & Amoroso

(2005) affirm that the Philippine state

has islands of state strength.

For instance, the state does notsufficiently provide the necessary public

goods but there are cases of success.


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patchwork state There are Philippine local government

units (LGUs) that effectively

demonstrated the capacity to deliverpublic goodsOne of those LGUs isMarikina City.


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Some of Marikinas

accomplishments A road network of 700 km. A (relatively) litter and obstruction-free

sidewalks/footpaths Garbage collection efficiency of 98-100% Housing for 17,974 families (relocation mostly

within the city) A river free from encroachments (within the

96-meter easement from the riverscenterline)

5-minute response time for emergencies

Source: Marikina City Annual Report, various years


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Question How did the LGU of Marikina, as a local

state, successfully pursued and

implemented policies concerning thedelivery of public goods?


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Theory and Methodology Dietrich Rueschemeyer and Peter Evans

(1985, 1995) discussion on the states

efficacy in promoting economic and societaltransformation reinvigorates Max Weber (andother members of the German HistoricalSchool as well as early mercantilists idea)

that the stability and dynamism of moderncapitalism depend on the mediating orguiding role of the state.


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Theory and Methodology The theoretical framework is tested

through a historical methodology, one

of the basic foundations in the socialsciences (Rueschemeyer & Mahoney,2003)


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Marikina an agricultural town that became home to

shoe manufacturing and other industries.Rapid urbanization occurred in the latter halfof the 20th century (Isidro, 1991). Since then,problems like crime, slums/informalsettlements, unsanitary conditions,environmental degradation, unemploymentand the like had increased..


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..until Bayani Fernando (1992-2001)and Marides Fernando (2001-2010)

became Marikinas mayors.


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Causal mechanisms of Marikinas

effective delivery of public goods1. Competition between cities within the

Metropolitan Manila area as well as

other regional groupings promptedlocal state actors to implementbureaucratic reform.


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effective delivery of public goods2. Market logic is used by the local state

to justify redistributive policies.


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effective delivery of public goods3. Local state actors coherent action

through the apportionment of power

within the bureaucratic machinery isnecessary for successful delivery ofpublic goods.


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effective delivery of public goods4. Through cooptation, local state actors

have the ability to craft policies

autonomously and coherently withrelative insulation to pressures fromsocial forces.


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Assessment of Marikinas

effective delivery of public goods The state in Marikina had a leading role

in solving collective action problems like

the delivery of public goods. Thebureaucratic reform enabled the localstate to approximate Webers elements

of an effective bureaucracy.


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Assessment of Marikinas

effective delivery of public goods

Results show that Marikina local statesties with social groups do not follow the

oft-repeated assertions on the need forparticipatory governance.


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Conclusion

Findings from this study not only affirmthe existence of islands of state

strength but also clearly confirm thepossibility of installing a developmentalstate (model) at the local level.


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Reference (Primary source)

Marikina City Annual Report (variousyears)

Bayani Fernandos State of the CityAddress (various years)

Marides Fernandos State of the City

Address (various years)


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Reference (Primary source)

Municipality of Marikina (n.d.) Program ofGovernment 1992-1997


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Reference

Abinales, Patricio & D. Amoroso. (2005)State and Society in the Philippines.

Pasig City: Anvil Publishing, Inc.Evans, Peter (1995). EmbeddedAutonomy. New Jersey: Princeton

University Press


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Reference

Fernando, Marides & E. Maliwat (2009)Urbanidad: Responsible Living,

Rewarding Life. Marikina City: ChurchStrengthening Ministry

Mariano, Len (1999) Squatter-Free

Marikina. Quezon City: LocalGovernment Academy


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Reference

Rueschemeyer, Dietrich & P. Evans (1985). TheState and Economic Transformation. Bringing

the State Back In. Eds. P. Evans, D.Rueschemeyer, & T. Skocpol. (pp. 45-77).Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

____________________& J. Mahoney (2003)

Comparative Historical Analysis in the SocialScienceCambridge: Cambridge UniversityPress


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Reference

Salvador, Alma (1997). Local budgeting: A Closed-DoorAffair. The Case of the Municipality of Marikina.Demystifying Local Power. Ed. L. Tumbaga. (pp. 29-

42) Quezon City: Ateneo Center for Social Policy andPublic Affairs

Tordecilla, Roberto (1997) Peoples Participation inCrafting Award-winning Local Government Programs:Local Planning in Marikina and Irosin. Demystifying

Local Power. Ed. L. Tumbaga. (pp. 5-28) QuezonCity: Ateneo Center for Social Policy and PublicAffairs


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Reference

Wade, Robert (1990) Governing the

Market. N.J.: Princeton University Press

Weiss, Linda (1998) The Myth of thePowerless State. New York: Cornell

University Press


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Reference (Internet)

Iglesias, Gabrielle & C. Yu (2008) FloodDisaster Mitigation and River

Rehabilitation by Marikina City,Philippines. Retrieved fromhttp://sheltercentre.org/sites/default/fil

es/ADPC_SaferCities22.pdf

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