The road to federalism in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka finding the middle ground

"Nations built on exclusion and assimilation, decades of civil war, widespread poverty, authoritarianism and the decline of democracy. Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka are travelling a road to federalism. Institutions and ethnic identity have interacted to privilege some and marginalise others. But...

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1. Verfasser: Breen, Michael G. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: London, New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2018
Schriftenreihe:Politics in Asia series
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Zusammenfassung:"Nations built on exclusion and assimilation, decades of civil war, widespread poverty, authoritarianism and the decline of democracy. Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka are travelling a road to federalism. Institutions and ethnic identity have interacted to privilege some and marginalise others. But when the right conditions prevail, political equality can be restored. This book charts the origins and evolution of federalism and other approaches to the accommodation of minority ethnic groups in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It applies a historical institutionalism methodology to understand why federalism has been resisted, what causes it to be established and what design options are most likely to balance otherwise competing centripetal and centrifugal forces. Breen shows how Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka are finding a middle ground whereby deliberative and moderating institutions are combined with accommodating ones to support a political equality among groups and individuals"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:viii, 206 Seiten
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24 cm
ISBN:9781138297883
978-1-138-29788-3
1138297887
1-138-29788-7