The Huk Rebellion in the Philippines: Quantitative Approaches

Abstract

A statistical study of conditions related to control of barrios in Central Luzon by Huk rebels. Using several different models, results showed that Huk actions--their terror and coercion--as measured by killings, was a stronger explanation than social conditions. Contrary to the findings of earlier studies, the proportions of Pampangans and of sugar growing were negatively related to Huk control. Tenancy was a factor--land ownership was negatively related to Huk control--but not a dominant one. The findings are borne out by a survey of 1550 Filipinos, showing that persons in Huk areas had about the same attitudes as those elsewhere (but nonresponse was 50 percent, compared with 33 percent elsewhere). Appended extracts from interviews with 12 Huk prisoners suggest a split between at least two factions, idealistic Maoists and simple criminals

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0724689

Entities

People

  • Harvey Averch
  • John Koehler

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continuity
  • Criminals
  • Elections
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Human Population
  • Insurgency
  • Language
  • Motivation
  • Political Ideologies
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Social Sciences
  • Societies
  • Sociology
  • Terrorists
  • Violence

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History
  • Organizational Psychology.