Development strategies, identities, and conflict in Asia / edited by William Ascher and Natalia Mirovitskaya.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ascher, William, editor.

Mirovit︠s︡kai︠a︡, N. S. (Natalii︠a︡ Sergeevna), editor.

Series:

Politics, economics, and inclusive development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conflict--Economic aspects.

Social conflict.

Ethnic conflict.

Violence--Economic aspects.

Violence.

Economic development.

Asia--Economic policy.

Asia.

Economic policy.

Economic development--Asia.

Violence--Economic aspects--Asia.

Ethnic conflict--Economic aspects--Asia.

Social conflict--Economic aspects--Asia.

Physical Description:

xiv, 347 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

"Explores the links between Asian governments' development strategies and the nature and dynamics of inter-group violence. The overview chapters comprehensively assess the development doctrines, patterns of development, and levels and nature of violence in all Asian subregions, while case-study contributions focusing on eight countries explore the often surprising impacts of development initiatives on reducing or increasing inter-group conflict and violence ranging from West Asia to Southeast Asia. The variations in strategies and their impacts on multiple risks of violence can guide policymakers, development professionals, and activists committed to conflict-sensitive development"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

War, peace and many shades in between: Asia in the new millennium / William Ascher and Natalia S. Mirovitskaya

The nexus of economic strategies and intergroup violence / William Ascher and Natalia S. Mirovitskaya

Tribal participation in India's Maoist insurgency: examining the role of economic development policies / Sumit Ganguly and Jennifer Oetken

Intra-state conflicts and development strategies: the Baloch insurgency in Pakistan / G. Shabbir Cheema

Development strategies, religious relations, and communal violence in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia: a cautionary tale / Lorraine V. Aragon

Exploring the relationship between development and conflict: the Malaysian experience / Ananthi Al Ramiah and Thillainathan Ramasamy

Official development assistance (ODA) and conflict: a case study on Japanese ODA to Vietnam / Edward M. Feasel

Socioeconomic change, intra-ethnic competition and political salience of ethnic identities: the cases of Turkey and Uzbekistan / Ebru Erdem-Akcay

Local vs. transcendent insurgencies: why economic aid helps lower violence in Dagestan, but not in Kabardino-Balkaria / Mikhail Alexseev

The conflict-development nexus in Asia: policy approaches / William Ascher and Natalia S. Mirovitskaya.

Notes:

"Prepared under the auspices of the Pacific Basin Research Center, Soka University of America."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137331755

1137331755

OCLC:

822971524