Some Econometrics of the Huk Rebellion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3213344 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward John Mitchell (0000-0002-5870-9034, Council of Economic Advisers, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1159-1171 |
| Publication date | 1969-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1955077 |
| OpenAlex | W4252916972 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 5 |
Shortly after World War II a Communist guerrilla army, the Hukbong Magpalayang Bayan (HMB), or People's Liberation Army, became a serious threat to the new Philippine Republic. The Huks, as they are commonly known, controlled large parts of the sugar cane and rice growing areas of Central Luzon and carried out military and political operations in other parts of the islands. Like their Communist counterparts in Vietnam and Malaya, the Huks began as an anti-Japanese guerrilla army. In fact, Huk originally referred to Hukbalahap, a contraction of a phrase meaning People's Army Against the Japanese. As the military arm of the Communist Party, however, their ambitions always exceeded mere anti-Japanese activities.After the Japanese defeat, successive Philippine governments wrestled with the problem of eliminating the Huks. Policies of coercion failed because the Philippine Army and Constabulary were not up to the task. Policies of conciliation failed because the demands of the Huks were regarded as unreasonable. By 1949 it became clear that the issues dividing the Huks and the government would have to be settled by force. Following the allegedly fraudulent election of President Quirino in 1949 the Huks gained steadily. By 1950 large unit raids were common and a full-scale attack on Manila was envisioned for 1951
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2017 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |