Poverty, Social Divisions, And Conflict In Nepal

Poverty, Social Divisions, And Conflict In Nepal / Iyer, Lakshmi

The authors conduct an econometric analysis of the economic and social factors which contributed to the spread of violent conflict in Nepal. They find that conflict intensity is significantly higher in places with greater poverty and lower levels of economic development. Violence is higher in locati...

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Hauptverfasser:Lakshmi Iyer
Weitere Verfasser:Đỗ-Quý-Toàn
Format: Online-Resource
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht:Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2007
Schlagworte:
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Armed Conflict
Civil war
Civil wars
Conflict
Conflict and Development
Conflicts
Deaths
Economic development
Health, Nutrition and Population
Polarization
Population Policies
Post Conflict Reconstruction
Poverty Reduction
Rebel
Services and Transfers to Poor
Social Conflict and Violence
Social Development
Violence
Violent conflict
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Zusammenfassung:The authors conduct an econometric analysis of the economic and social factors which contributed to the spread of violent conflict in Nepal. They find that conflict intensity is significantly higher in places with greater poverty and lower levels of economic development. Violence is higher in locations that favor insurgents, such as mountains and forests. The authors find weaker evidence that caste divisions in society are correlated with the intensity of civil conflict, while linguistic diversity has little impact
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