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The Political Economy of Conflict in South Asia

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Matthew J. Webb

    1. The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates

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  2. Albert Wijeweera

    1. Southern Cross University, Australia

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Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Matthew J. Webb, Albert Wijeweera
    Pages 1-11

  3. The Economics of Conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tract Region of Bangladesh

    • Syed Serajul Islam
    Pages 12-31

  4. The ‘Political Economy’ of Sikh Separatism: Ethnic Identity, Federalism and the Distortions of Post-Independence Agrarian Development in Punjab-India

    • Jugdep S. Chima
    Pages 32-56

  5. The Political Economy of the Ethno-nationalist Uprising in Pakistani Balochistan, 1999–2013

    • Farhan Hanif Siddiqi
    Pages 57-74

  6. Nepal’s Protracted Transition: Explaining the Continuing Political and Economic Impasse

    • Pramod K. Kantha
    Pages 75-92

  7. India’s Indigenization of Military Aircraft Design and Manufacturing: Towards a Fifth-Generation Fighter

    • Michael B. Charles, Elisabeth Sinnewe
    Pages 93-113

  8. The Political Economy of Pakistan’s ‘War on Terror’

    • Howard Brasted, Zahid Shahab Ahmed
    Pages 114-131

  9. Terrorist Activities and Financial Market Performance: Evidence from Sri Lanka

    • Albert Wijeweera
    Pages 132-148

  10. Greed, Grievance and Violent Separatism in South Asia

    • Matthew J. Webb
    Pages 149-170

  11. The Himalayan Ranges, Glaciers, Lakes and Rivers: An International Ecological, Economic and Military Outlook

    • Lavanya Vemsani
    Pages 171-190

  12. Defence, Security and the Economy in South Asian Countries

    • Christos Kollias, Stephanos Papadamou
    Pages 191-210

  13. A Survival Analysis of the Onset of Peace in South Asia

    • Ali C. Tasiran, Zainab Kazim Ali
    Pages 211-226

  14. Conclusion

    • Matthew J. Webb, Albert Wijeweera
    Pages 227-230

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 231-234
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates

    Matthew J. Webb

  • Southern Cross University, Australia

    Albert Wijeweera

About the editors

Zahid Shahab Ahmed, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan Zainab Kazim Ali, Middlesex University, UK Howard Brasted, University of New England, Australia Michael B. Charles, Southern Cross University, Australia Judgep S. Chima, University of California, Berkeley, USA Syed Serajul Islam, Lakehead University, Canada Pramod Kantha, Wright State University, USA Christos Kollias, University of Thessaly, Greece Stefanos Papadamou, University of Thessaly, Greece Farhan Hanif Siddiqi, Middle East Research Institute (MERI) Elisabeth Sinnewe, Southern Cross University, Australia Ali C. Tasiran, Middlesex University and Birkbeck College London, UK Lavanya Vemsani, Shawnee State University, USA.

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