This article uses a comparative institutional approach to study the role of the state in the Philippines under Marcos. It looks at the different states in Philippine history and how it compares to the state model of Martial law in order to understand the prospects of democracy and development in the country.
Litonjua, M. D. “The State in Development Theory: The Philippines Under Marcos.” Philippine Studies 49, no. 3 (2001): 368–98.