Mindanao: The Long Journey To Peace And Prosperity

by Paul Hutchcroft (Editor)

Overview

Across more than four decades, the conflict between the national government and Muslim liberation forces in the southern Philippines has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. Two landmark agreements under the presidency of Benigno S Aquino III — the first in 2012 and the second in 2014 — raised high hopes that peace might finally be on the way. But the peace process stalled, and has yet to regain momentum, after a botched counterterrorism operation in early 2015.This volume provides both in-depth examination of the latest stage of a still-ongoing peace process as well as richly textured analysis of the historical, political, and economic context underlying one of the most enduring conflicts in the world. It is thus an extremely important foundational resource in the continuing quest for peace and prosperity in Mindanao.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789813236363
Publisher:	Co-published With World Scientific
Publication date:	04/18/2018
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.81(d)

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations vii

Maps ix

Section 1 Introduction

The Travails Of Promoting Peace And Prosperity In Mindanao Paul D. Hutchcroft xiii

Section 2 National Political Update

Chapter 1 Can The Gains Be Sustained? Assessing The First Five Years Of The Aquino Administration Ronald D. Holmes 3

Section 3 Historical Foundations

Chapter 2 War And Peace In Muslim Mindanao: Critiquing The Orthodoxy Patricio N. Abinales 39

Chapter 3 The Role Of International Actors In The Search For Peace In Mindanao Steven Rood 63

Section 4 Peace Prospects

Chapter 4 Forging A Peace Settlement For The Bangsamoro: Compromises And Challenges Miriam Coronel Ferrer 99

Chapter 5 Building The Bangsamoro Government Abhoud Syed M. Lingga 133

Chapter 6 The Mamasapano Detour Edilberto C. de Jesus Melinda Quintos de Jesus 159

Section 5 Development Challenges

Chapter 7 Human Development in The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Trends, Traps, And Immediate Challenges Toby C. Monsod 199

Chapter 8 The Shadow Economy and Strongman Rule in Mindanao Francisco J. Lara Jr. 243

References 274

Index 295