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Mahathir Mohamad on why the Philippines may suffer from a case of mediocre political leadership

Posted on June 11, 2012September 10, 2016 By benign0 123 Comments on Mahathir Mohamad on why the Philippines may suffer from a case of mediocre political leadership
Mahathir Mohamad on why the Philippines may suffer from a case of mediocre political leadership

Mediocre political leadership. These are the words Malaysian former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad used to describe a key possible pitfall of “unbridled democracy”. This he said in a speech he delivered on the occasion of his being conferred an Honorary Professor Title by the University of Santo Tomas. Mahathir also added that free-wheeling democracy can…

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Foreign direct investment: Are Filipinos up to the task of seizing opportunities served up to them?

Posted on June 4, 2011September 22, 2014 By benign0 18 Comments on Foreign direct investment: Are Filipinos up to the task of seizing opportunities served up to them?
Foreign direct investment: Are Filipinos up to the task of seizing opportunities served up to them?

Seeing foreign direct investment, cash handouts, and subsidies as the silver bullet that will cure chronic Filipino poverty? Think again. Lots of lessons are to be learned in what former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad said in a speech at the Harvard Club of Malaysia dinner on 29 July 2002 about how the presence of…

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