The political economy of conflict in South Asia

Author(s)

• Webb, Matthew J
• Wijeweera, Albert

Bibliographic Information

The political economy of conflict in South Asia

edited by Matthew J. Webb and Albert Wijeweera

（International political economy series）

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

• The economics of conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tract Region of Bangladesh / Syed Serajul Islam
• The "political economy" of Sikh separatism : ethnic identity, federalism and the distortions of post-independence agrarian development in Punjab-India / Jugdep S. Chima
• The political economy of the ethno-nationalist uprising in Pakistani Balochistan, 1999-2013 / Farhan Hanif Siddiqi
• Nepal's protracted transition : explaining the continuing political and economic impasse / Pramod K. Kantha
• India's indigenization of military aircraft design and manufacturing : towards a fifth-generation fighter / Michael B. Charles and Elisabeth Sinnewe
• The political economy of Pakistan's "war on terror" / Howard Brasted and Zahir Shahab Ahmed
• Terrorist activities and financial market performance : evidence from Sri Lanka / Albert Wijeweera
• Greed, grievance and violent separatism in South Asia / Matthew J. Webb
• The Himalayan ranges, glaciers, lakes and rivers : an international ecological, economic and military outlook / Lavanya Vemsani
• Defense, security and the economy in South Asian countries / Christos Kollias and Stephanos Papadamou
• A survival analysis of the onset of peace in South Asia / Ali C. Tasiran and Zainab Kazim Ali

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Destructive conflicts have thwarted growth and development in South Asia for more than half a century. This collection of multi-disciplinary essays examines the economic causes and consequences of military conflict in South Asia from a variety of perspectives embracing fiscal, social, strategic, environmental and several other dimensions.

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• Matthew J. Webb and Albert Wijeweera 2. The Economics of Conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tract Region of Bangladesh
• Syed Serajul Islam 3. The 'Political Economy' of Sikh Separatism: Ethnic Identity, Federalism and the Distortions of Post-Independence Agrarian Development in Punjab-India
• Jugdep S. Chima 4. The Political Economy of the Ethnonationalist Uprising in Pakistani Balochistan, 1999-201
• Farhan Hanif Siddiqi 5. Nepal's Protracted Transition: Explaining the Continuing Political and Economic Impasse
• Pramod K. Kantha 6. India's Indigenization of Military Aircraft Design & Manufacturing: Towards a Fifth Generation Fighter
• Michael B. Charles and Elisabeth Sinnewe 7. The War on Terror and its Economic Impact on Pakistan
• Howard Brasted and Zahid Shahab Ahmed 8. Terrorist Activities and Financial Market Performance: Evidence from Sri Lanka
• Albert Wijeweera 9. Greed, Grievance and Violent Separatism in South Asia
• Matthew J. Webb 10. The Himalayan Ranges, Glaciers, Lakes and Rivers: An International Ecological, Economic and Military Outlook
• Lavanya Vemsani 11. Defense, Security and the Economy in South Asian Countries
• Christos Kollias and Stephanos Papadamou 12. A Survival Analysis of the Onset of Peace in South Asia
• Ali C. Tasiran and Zainab Kazim Ali 13. Conclusion

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB23424696
• ISBN:
  • 9781137397430
• LCCN: 2015001753
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Basingstoke
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 234 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JZ5584.S65
  • DC23 : 303.60954
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Political violence -- South Asia
  • LCSH : South Asia -- Politics and government -- 21st century
  • LCSH : South Asia -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
  • LCSH : War -- South Asia
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA10975678