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Author Lara, Francisco

Title Out of the Shadows : Violent Conflict and the Real Economy of Mindanao
Published Quezon City : Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (367 pages)
Contents Intro; Table of Contents; Foreword to the 2016 Edition; Preface to the 2016 Edition; Foreword to the 2013 Edition; Preface to the 2013 Edition; Introduction; 1. A Semantic Struggle: Informality, Shadows and theReal Economy; 2. Shadow Economies as Sources of Wealth, Power andViolent Conflict; 2.1. Shadow Economies and State Formation in Mindanao; 2.2. Armed Violence, Shadow Economies and theImplications for Peace; 3. Outline of the Book; Chapter 1-Robustness in Data and Methods: Scoping the Real Economy of Mindanao by Francisco J. Lara, Jr. and Nikki Philline C. de la Rosa; 1. Introduction
2. Robust Data Requires Robust Methods3. Scoping the Informal Economy; 3.1. Defining the Informal Sector; 3.2. Size of the Informal Sector; 3.3. Implications of Economic Informalityon Poverty and Conflict; 4. Conclusion; Chapter 2- Shadow Economy or Shadow State? The Illicit Gun Trade in Conflict-Affected Mindanao by Eddie L. Quitoriano; 1. Introduction; 2. Studying the Shadow Economy of Guns; 2.1. The Research Question and Thesis of the Study; 2.2. The Research Design and Methodology; 2.3. The Analytical Framework; 3. Supply, Demand, and Control of Guns in the Philippines
3.1. Legal Gun Production and Markets in the Philippines3.2. Institutional Landmarks and Loopholes in GunOwnership and Trade; 3.3. The Regulatory Organization of the Firearms Industry; 4. The Illicit Production and Trade in Weapons in the Philippines; 5. The Philippine Arms Market in a Global Perspective; 6. The Illicit Gun Market and Violent Conflict in Mindanao; 7. The Shadow Gun Economy and Their Impact onTalayan and Naawan; 7.1. The Dividends of Clan and Ethnic Dominance in Talayan; 7.2. The Welfare and Security Dividend in Naawan
7.3. Comparing Talayan and Naawan: Bad Governancewith Good Results?7.4. The Shadow Economy in Guns and Statebuilding; 8. Conclusion and Policy Implications; Chapter 3- A Deadly Cocktail? Illicit Drugs, Politics, and Violent Conflict in Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao by Rufa Cagoco-Guiam and Steven Schoofs; 1. Introduction; 2. Complex Interactions Between the Drug Economy, the State and Violent Conflict; 3. Methodology; 4. An Overview of the Drug Problem in the Philippines; 5. The Drug Situation in Muslim Mindanao; 6. The Shabu Economy in the Mainland Provinces of theARMM
7. Rebel Involvement in the Drug Economy of Muslim Mindanao8. Narco-Politics in Lanao del Sur; 9. Protection, Impunity and Silence: The Impact of IllicitDrugs on Local Governance; 10. Illicit Drugs, Violence and the Political Marketplace; 11. Conclusion; Chapter 4- Bandits, Villains and Bosses: Kidnappers of the Southern Philippines by Eric Gutierrez; 1. Introduction; 2. Research Thesis and Methodology; 2.1. Typology of Kidnappers; 2.2. Main Arguments; 2.3. Research Method; 3. Literature Review; 4. The Case Studies; 4.1. Political Warlords Invent a New Weapon (Marawi City: 1986-1989)
4.2. The Ć¢#x80;#x9C;Corporate VentureĆ¢#x80;#x9D; of the Pentagon Group:Cotabato City (1989-2002)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-279) and index
Notes In English
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Subject Peace-building -- Philippines -- Mindanao Island
Economic history
Peace-building
Politics and government
SUBJECT Mindanao Island (Philippines) -- Politics and government
Mindanao Island (Philippines) -- Economic conditions
Subject Philippines -- Mindanao Island
Form Electronic book
Author Schoofs, Steven
Lamb, Harriet
ISBN 9789715508162
9715508162