Edifice complex
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edifice-complex-204-551728
title:
Edifice complex
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The term "edifice complex" was coined in the 1970s to describe Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos' practice of using publicly funded construction projects as political and election propaganda. Typically built with a Brutalist architectural style, perhaps to emphasize their grandiose character, these construction projects were funded by foreign loans, allowing the incumbent Marcos administration to create an impression of progress, but instead put the Philippines through a series of debt crises.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Practice of publicly funded construction projects as propaganda
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edifice_complex
date created:
2017-02-20T02:50:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T19:19:02Z
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