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Political Violence and Bossism in the Philippines by Ines Sarmiento is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses various types of political violence that persist in the Philippines despite its long history of democratic elections. These include violence by vigilantes, death squads, private armed groups, and elements of the police and military acting with impunity. The violence serves the interests of political bosses who exercise significant local control and use violence and patronage to maintain their power.
- Author
- Ines Sarmiento
- Language
- EN