This paper briefly reviews the historical roots and the
current status of the conflict and peace negotiations
in Mindanao. By far the heaviest costs of the conflict
to the Bangsamoro people and the Lumads, to
Mindanao, and to the Philippines as a whole have
been qualitative and dynamic. The paper provides a
quantitative assessment of the direct economic costs
of conflict estimated in traditional comparative statics
terms as a base on which to add the more dynamic
and less quantifiable costs.
Understanding conflict. Building peace.
The Bangsamoro Conflict
Monitoring System (BCMS),
2011–2013
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