Paul D. Hutchcroft, an associate professor in the Political Science Department, specializes in comparative politics and political economy in Southeast Asia, with concentration on the Philippines. He is currently completing a book entitled "The Power of Patronage: Capital and Countryside in the Twentieth-Century Philippines," after which he will proceed to a project that examines recent efforts to improve the quality of democracy in the Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand. He teaches courses in comparative politics, Third World politics and political economy, and Southeast Asian politics.

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Courses:
Poli Sci 106/186: Introduction to Comparative Politics
Poli Sci 639: Politics of Southeast Asia
Poli Sci 652: The Politics of Development
Poli Sci 948: Seminar: Centralization, Decentralization, and Central-Local Relations
Poli Sci 952: Seminar: The Politics and Political Foundations of Development
Poli Sci 967: Seminar: State Formation and State-Society Relations in Southeast Asia
Poli Sci 967: Seminar: Comparative Colonialism in Southeast Asia

Selected Publications:

--"Obstructive Corruption: The Politics of Privilege in the Philippines," in Rent-Seeking and Development in Asia, ed. Jomo K.S. and Mushtaq Khan (Cambridge: Cambridge University), in press.

--“After the Fall: Prospects for Political and Institutional Reform in Post-Crisis Philippines and Thailand,”to be published in the journal Government and Opposition, in press.

--“Neither Dynamo Nor Domino: Reforms and Crises in the Philippine Political Economy,” in The Politics of the Asian Economic Crisis, ed. T.J. Pempel (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1999).

--"Booty Capitalism: The Politics of Banking in the Philippines." Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998. (Also Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1998.)

--"Sustaining Economic and Political Reform: The Challenges Ahead," in The Philippines: New Directions in Domestic Policy and Foreign Relations, ed. David G. Timberman (New York: Asia Society, 1998).

--"Reflections on a Reverse Image: South Korea Under Park Chung-Hee and the Philippines Under Ferdinand Marcos," forthcoming in Byung-Kook Kim and Ezra Vogel, eds., The Park Era, Volume One: Formation and Consolidation."

--Paradoxes of Decentralization: The Political Dynamics Behind the 1991 Local Government Code of the Philippines," in KPI Yearbook 2003, ed. Michael H. Nelson (Bangkok: King Pradjahipok Institute, forthcoming 2003).

--Strong Demands and Weak Institutions: The Origins and Evolution of the Democratic Deficit in the Philippines" (co-authored with Joel Rocamora), Journal of East Asian Studies 3, no. 2 (May-August 2003): 259-292.

Office Hours:
On leave for Spring 2003 and Fall 2003

How to Contact Professor Hutchcroft:
Email: hutchcroft@polisci.wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-2279
Address:
322C North Hall
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706