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.