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Author Kleinfeld, Rachel, author.

Title Fighting insurgency with politics : the case of Bihar / Rachel Kleinfeld and Rushda Majeed
Published Washington, DC : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, [2016]
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Description 1 online resource (v, 34 pages) : illustrations
Series Carnegie paper
Working papers (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
Contents Summary -- Introduction -- Why counterinsurgency and counterterrorism so often fail -- The vicious cycle in Bihar : insurgent, vigilante, and state violence -- What worked in Bihar -- Effective policies -- Effective politics -- Missed opportunities on disarmament and security sector reform -- Epilogue -- Appendix: security policy in India
Summary "Poor and weak countries plagued by violence seem to face a chicken-and-egg problem: a lack of resources appears to constrain their ability to fight violence, while violence itself exacerbates poverty. Yet under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Bihar, one of India's poorest states, was able to significantly reduce an insurgency that has plagued the region for over forty years. Bihar shows how particular political conditions cause states to be poor, weak, and violent -- and how careful application of political tactics can reduce violence even in places with few resources and low state capacity"--Publisher's web site
Notes "May 2016."
Series from resource home page
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 29-33)
Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Carnegie, viewed June 10, 2016)
Subject Counterinsurgency -- Political aspects
Counterinsurgency -- India -- Bihar
Counterinsurgency.
Politics and government.
SUBJECT Bihar (India) -- Politics and government
Subject India -- Bihar.
Form Electronic book
Author Majeed, Rushda, author
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, publisher.