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    The early goals of Philippine industrialization were to increase manufacturing's share of GDP and promote entrepreneurship. The government established various industrial enterprises between 1935-1955 but prioritized the domestic market over exports. Philippine industrialization grew rapidly after 1950, with manufacturing's contribution to national income increasing almost three times between 1950-1958. However, industrialization also increased social problems as people migrated to cities, requiring expanded social services and infrastructure. The poor often faced exploitation, as seen during the Industrial Revolution in England when unemployed weavers flooded cities to work in factories. Highly industrialized countries now have affluent societies where government provides social services and an $8,000 income is considered poor, though it would be a fortune in less developed

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    The early goals of Philippine industrialization were to increase manufacturing's share of GDP and promote entrepreneurship. The government established various industrial enterprises between 1935-1955 but prioritized the domestic market over exports. Philippine industrialization grew rapidly after 1950, with manufacturing's contribution to national income increasing almost three times between 1950-1958. However, industrialization also increased social problems as people migrated to cities, requiring expanded social services and infrastructure. The poor often faced exploitation, as seen during the Industrial Revolution in England when unemployed weavers flooded cities to work in factories. Highly industrialized countries now have affluent societies where government provides social services and an $8,000 income is considered poor, though it would be a fortune in less developed

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    The early goals of Philippine industrialization were to increase manufacturing's share of GDP and promote entrepreneurship. The government established various industrial enterprises between 1935-1955 but prioritized the domestic market over exports. Philippine industrialization grew rapidly after 1950, with manufacturing's contribution to national income increasing almost three times between 1950-1958. However, industrialization also increased social problems as people migrated to cities, requiring expanded social services and infrastructure. The poor often faced exploitation, as seen during the Industrial Revolution in England when unemployed weavers flooded cities to work in factories. Highly industrialized countries now have affluent societies where government provides social services and an $8,000 income is considered poor, though it would be a fortune in less developed

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    EARLY PHILIPPINE INDUSTRIALIZATION

    The goal of the early Philippine economy has been to increase the share of manufacturing in the GNP.
    Like other developing countries, the Philippines has been aspiring for industrialization. Since 1916, there
    were experimentation with policies which were envisioned to promote manufacturing in the Philippines,
    and the promotion of entrepreneurial ventures among local businessmen.

    GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION

    Philippines industrialization in its formative stage provided little or no priority to manufacturing


    for export. It only sought to reserve the domestic market for local manufacturing and to expand
    the range of the Philippine manufacturers. For 20 years since 1935, the government stablished
    and operated various marketing and industrial enterprises.

    INDUSTRALIZATION EVALUATED

    Philippine industrialization rose rapidly since 1950 in term of growth, number of firms, number of
    plants or extent of Filipino participation. In 1950, the value added in manufacturing was only 8.5
    percent of the national income compared with 42.3 percent in agriculture. Eight years later, the
    contribution of manufacturing to national income increased almost three times.

    THE SOCIAL COST OF INDUSTRALIZATION

    Industrialization spawns more investments, employment, production and income. In the


    process, more building factories and machines are being created in response to an increasing
    demand for goods and services. Likewise, industrialization serves as a magnet to people in the
    rural areas. They go the cities to look for jobs or for business reasons. This increases faster the
    urban population. Hence, housing, health, education, transportation, communication, and other
    social facilities and services have to be expanded to serve the growing human needs.

    THE POOR ARE EXPLOITED

    The emergence of social problems in an industrializing society was also obvious during the
    Industrial revolution in England. The introduction of machines ushered in the growth of the
    factory system and the eventual collapse of the flannel weaving industry in the countryside. The
    jobless weavers went to the cities to work in factories.

    THE CASE OF AFFLUENT SOCIETIES

    The highly developed countries are the industrial societies. They are rich and their peoples
    enjoy a high standard of living. Families have cars, appliances and comfortable houses. The
    government provides the essential social services such as housing, health, old-age benefits and
    unemployment insurance. It has been said that the poor in the United States are not considered
    poor by third world standard. For instance, a family four which receives $8,000 a year is
    classified as poor in the United States. Such income is already a fortune to many families in the
    less developed countries.

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