The Political Economy of the Maoist Conflict in India: An Empirical Analysis

被引：26

作者：

Gomes, Joseph Flavian ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, Essex, England

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2015年 / 68卷

关键词：

civil conflict; land inequality; historical institutions; ethnic inequality; Naxalite conflict; Maoist conflict; CIVIL CONFLICT; PUBLIC-GOODS; INSTITUTIONS; SHOCKS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.11.021

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

We study the Maoist/Naxalite conflict in India by constructing a comprehensive district-level database combining conflict data from four different terrorism databases to socioeconomic and geography data from myriad sources. Using data on 360 districts for three time periods, we find that land inequality and lower incomes are important factors behind the conflict. Exploiting the micro structure of the data we show that growth of incomes of Scheduled Tribes significantly decreases the intensity of the conflict. Finally, we show that historical property rights institutions from colonial times that go back centuries affect present day conflict outcomes. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：96 / 123

页数：28

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