The bloody millennium
Subtitle: internal conflict in South Asia
By: Lakshmi Iyer
Contributors: Harvard Business School
Series: Working paper / Harvard Business School -- 09-086; Working paper (Harvard Business School) -- 09-086
Publisher: Harvard Business School
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 43
Description: This paper documents the short-term and long-term trends in internal conflict in South Asian countries, using multiple data sources. I find that incidents of terrorism have been rising across South Asia over the past decade, and this increase has been concentrated in economically lagging regions in the post-2001 period. This is in contrast to both the historical patterns of conflict, and the evolution of other types of violence. Analyzing the role of economic, geographic and demographic factors, I find that poorer areas have significantly higher levels of conflict intensity. The paper reviews the various approaches taken by governments to deal with conflict, contrasting security-based approaches with political accommodation and economic approaches. Finally, the paper reviews the potential role of regional cooperation in mitigating conflict.
Notes: "January 2009"--Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references.