Costly wars, elusive peace collected articles peace processes in the Philippines 1990-2007. Miriam Coronel Ferrer.

Includes index.

Costly Wars, Elusive Peace spans the first two decades of armed conflict and peace building in post-Marcos Philippines. It provides incisive assessments on the major armed conflicts in the country as well as the highs and lows of the peace negotiations with the Moro and communist armed groups as these happened from one administration to the next. Articles on the debates within the ranks or between the protagonists, the roles played by civil society organizations and other third parties, the integration of combatants, the unfinished reconstruction of regional autonomy in Mindanao, and development and international assistance reflect on the other dimensions of a country grappling with the intricacies of its own wars and traversing its own paths to peace. (http://uppress.com.ph/node/256)