The Economics of Counterinsurgency in the Philippines

Abstract

Economic activity can both induce and reduce political violence. We have shown that both insurgents and government respond to rising levels of investment by increasing engagement, with violent consequences. We have explored the economic and social benefits of counterinsurgency by the Philippine military, how it can be optimally conducted, and what the effects are on both combatants and civilians.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2016
Accession Number
AD1022993

Entities

People

  • Eli Berman
  • Ethan Kapstein

Organizations

  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Contracts
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Data Sets
  • Economics
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • International Organizations
  • International Security
  • Investments
  • National Governments
  • Philippines
  • Political Science
  • Security
  • Violence

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.