Amit Ahuja and Devesh Kapur on the Complexity of Violence and Fragility of Order in India
Ideas of India
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Unrest and Violence in India: Substitution, Ghettoization, and State Intervention
This chapter explores various forms of unrest and violence in India, including the shift towards private institutions and the informal sector, the concept of ghettoization as a response to communal riots, the decline in communal violence, the relationship between violence and fear, and the role of the state in responding to violence. The speakers discuss the importance of state capacity, the impact of economic liberalization, and the complexities of violence in India's money poor region.
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