Insurgents, Clans, and States Political Legitimacy and Resurgent Conflict in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines - Francisco J. Lara Jr. - Bog

Shows how rebels who surrendered their arms in exchange for formal authority were unable to compete with powerful clans and local elites who provided basic security; captured increasing amounts of internal revenue allotments under a regime of devolution; and enabled the spread of a shadow economy that boosted their power and allowed citizens to secure their livelihoods with little taxation.