The Political Economy of Conflict in South Asia

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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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.

• South Asia
• conflict
• separatism
• violence
• war on terror
• terrorism
• political economy
• development
• growth
• transition

• The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates

  Matthew J. Webb

• Southern Cross University, Australia

  Albert Wijeweera

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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