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Globalization: Issues, Challenges and Responses Among the Moros of the Southern Philippines

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Globalization can be both negative and positive. In the Philippines, the goal of attaining sustainable development has been a primary consideration; therefore, global forces are often intended to achieve, and directed towards achieving this purpose. However, these efforts do not always mean that different communities are able to participate at the same level or even benefit from these endeavours. This is the case for indigenous communities like the Moros in the southern Philippines, who are facing many issues regarding globalization.

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Bakar, C.A. (2015). Globalization: Issues, Challenges and Responses Among the Moros of the Southern Philippines. In: Miichi, K., Farouk, O. (eds) Southeast Asian Muslims in the Era of Globalization. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137436818_6

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