About the Book: Understanding Development, Conflict and Violence: The Cases of
Bhutan, Nepal, North-East India and the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh
"Understanding Development, Conflict and Violence: The Cases of Bhutan, Nepal,
North-East India and Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh analyzes the
relationship between development, conflict and violence, a most controversial,
debated and studied theme in the social sciences. The study revolves around the
core question: is development per se or the lack of it the cause of conflict and
violence or have composite forces and factors played a role in its generation,
accentuation or reduction?
The book offers a mix of theoretical, empirical and