Economic Determinants of Conflict - A proposal for North Eastern States of India

Brahmachari, Deborshi (2016): Economic Determinants of Conflict - A proposal for North Eastern States of India.

Abstract

The proposal proposes a study that attempts to estimate the likelihood of armed conflict across the 8 northeast Indian states, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Sikkim for a span of over 40 years (1972 -2014). It will also attempt to study the association between armed conflict and economic /socio-political/ policy variables and suggest relevant policy measures.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Northeast India, Ethnic Conflict, Economic determinants of conflict, Development Economics, Policy, Probit regression analysis
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J18 - Public Policy; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q3 - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation > Q34 - Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts; Y - Miscellaneous Categories > Y2 - Introductory Material; Y - Miscellaneous Categories > Y4 - Dissertations (unclassified)

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