Background
Thompson, Willard Scott was born on January 1, 1942 in Providence. Son of Francis Willard and Loretta Bell Thompson.
( The eruption of Mt. Pinatuba represented more than the ...)
The eruption of Mt. Pinatuba represented more than the smothering of America's Clark Air Force Base and many of President Corazon Aquino's development plans. It also served as a metaphor both for the collapse of Philippine-American base negotiations, presaging an end to nearly a century of strategic relations, and for Aquino's unsuccessful attempt to undo the colossal damage of the Marcos era and construct coherent development programs. This book explores the connections between two central functions of third world governments - development and security - in an analysis of Aquino's six crisis-filled years.
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(In a region know for authoritarian regimes that hastened ...)
In a region know for authoritarian regimes that hastened economic growth, Fedel A. Ramos' leadership of the Philippines (1992-98) tested the validity of that propostion at a time when the forces of globalization were far more pervasive in trade, investments and even the flow of people across borders, and the terrorism accompanying it, than earlier governments in neighboring coutnries confronted. The authors demonstrate in this book that Ramos, the twelfth President of the Republic of Philippines, succeeded in pulling together a team that successively addressed the political, economic and social foundations of a nation for the new millennium, and achieved a target per capita income of the country well before its target date. While not a history of the Ramos administration, the authors examine most of its achievements and crises, tracing their roots in the leadership of a professional soldier, an engineer with a grasp of the large social structure (a Protestant in a predominantly Catholic country) and a global picture shaped by a family steeped in diplomacy, and a practitioner of formally-learned management principles. This book is akin to the "authorized" biographies of American Presidents in recent years, whose authors have been provided privileged time and access to the highest levels of an administration's people and papers. These sources of information have been enriched with interviews of Philippine and global leaders who have come to know the signature FVR formula of people empowerment and global competitiveness for national development.
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Thompson, Willard Scott was born on January 1, 1942 in Providence. Son of Francis Willard and Loretta Bell Thompson.
Bachelor with honors, Stanford University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, England, 1967.
Associate professor international politics Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Massachusetts, 1967—1975. Assistant to secretary of defense Department Defense, Washington, 1975—1976. Associate director United States Information Agency United States Government, 1981—1984.
Research adjunct professor international politics Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Massachusetts, since 2001, professor emeritus, since 2007. Visiting professor Asian Institute Management, Manila, since 2001. Chair Universal Trading and Investment Company, Boston, since 1993.
(In a region know for authoritarian regimes that hastened ...)
( The eruption of Mt. Pinatuba represented more than the ...)
Co-chair Americans for Effective President, Boston, 1980, Massachusetts Tomorrow, Boston, 1972—1978. President Institute International Relations, Stanford University, 1962—1963. Member of Council on Foreign Affairs, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Married Phyllis Anina Nitze, December 28, 1968 (divorced May 1984). Children: Phyllis Elizabeth Pratt, Nicholas Edwin Scott, Heidi Alexandra Nitze Saunders. Married Luisito S. Pangilinan, August 13, 2007.