RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Recruitment and Violence in Nepal’s Civil War JF Asian Survey FD University of California Press SP 261 OP 280 DO 10.1525/as.2018.58.2.261 VO 58 IS 2 A1 Eck, Kristine YR 2018 UL http://as.ucpress.edu/content/58/2/261.abstract AB This article shows that the statistical correlation between poverty and violence during the conflict in Nepal (1996–2006) is unlikely to be explained by grievances or low opportunity costs among the poor, but is better explained by considering the rebels’ strategy. This underscores the importance of validating arguments from statistical studies.