Conflict, Caste, and Resolution: A Quantitative Analysis for Indian Villages

Borooah, Vani and Tagat, Anirudh and Mishra, Vinod (2019): Conflict, Caste, and Resolution: A Quantitative Analysis for Indian Villages. Published in: Indian Growth and Development Review No. https://doi.org/10.1108/IGDR-08-2019-0087

Abstract

Using data covering 18 states in India and encompassing 8,652 households in 242 villages in 18 Indian states, this paper answers three broad questions: What is probability that conflict within a village will be perceived as caste-based (as opposed to non-caste-based) and has this probability changed over time? Further, does the perception of a conflict being caste-based differ between caste groups? Does the effect of conflict on life and property depend upon whether it caste-based or non-caste-based? Further, does this effect on life and property differ between caste groups Are some conflict-resolving agencies more effective at dealing with caste-based conflicts and others more effective with non-caste-based conflicts? Our conclusion is that, compared to non-caste-based conflicts, caste-based conflicts entail greater loss of life and property and, furthermore, they require the services of different agencies for their resolution.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: India, Caste, Conflict
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I38 - Government Policy ; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification

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