Reconstruction from Breakdown in Northeastern India: Building State Capability

Sajjad Hassan

No RP2006-78, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: The northeast region of India remains fraught with severe violence, poor growth and acute frustration among its youth. Success of policies to resolve the region's crisis has proved less than encouraging. What could be the way out of the violence-poor growth trap? This paper argues that a key determinant of the instability in the region is the absence of the effective role of the state: to provide security and opportunities for social and economic wellbeing equitably to all sections of society; and to uphold the rule of law.

Keywords: Conflict management; Economic development; Government accountability; Regional planning; Social conflict (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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