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(Third of a series)
Having established in Series 1 the historical roots of Philippine underindustrialization and, in Series 2, the unique application of the Dodge Plan within the country’s colonial and Cold War context, the third of the three-part series turns to the challenge of debunking the Dodge Report mindset and charting a forward-looking industrial policy.
While the first two parts traced how dependency was entrenched through external prescriptions and the abandonment of nationalism, Series 3 focuses on transforming this legacy by reclaiming industrial policy as a central instrument of national survival. It examines how fiscal stability can be balanced with proactive state-led development, how R&D and science education can be embedded into a cohesive framework, and how competitiveness, sustainability and inclusivity can be aligned with sovereignty.
In this way, Series 3 completes the arc of analysis, moving from historical diagnosis to contemporary prescription and offering a roadmap for the Philippines to break free from dependency and achieve structural transformation in the 21st century.
