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Economy and development · report
Out of the Shadows
Violent Conflict and the Real Economy of Mindanao
Edited by Francisco J. Lara Jr. and Steven Schoofs
- Publisher
- International Alert
- Year
- 2013
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 288
- Availability
- Free to read
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About the book
The shadow economies of Mindanao, from guns and drugs to the informal credit and trade that ordinary people live by, and how they feed and are fed by the conflict. Free to read.
This book from International Alert reports research on the links between violent conflict and the informal, or "shadow", economy of Mindanao. It was edited by Francisco Lara Jr. and Steven Schoofs and supported by the Australian aid agency AusAID. It was launched in Manila in January 2013.
Its case studies cover the trade in illicit firearms, kidnapping for ransom, informal land markets, illicit cross-border trade, the traditional credit system and illicit drug markets. The book asks why these shadow economies are so resilient, and how they affect the chances for peacebuilding, development and democratic change.
The authors note that shadow economies are a large part of Mindanao's economy but had been largely left out of analyses of its conflict. They argue that the region's political and economic problems cannot be understood or solved without bringing the informal economy into the picture.
From international-alert.org.
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