Road to federalism in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka : Finding the middle ground
By: Breen, Michael G.
Publisher: London Routledge 2018Description: x, 206p.ISBN: 9781138297883.Subject(s): Federal government -- Politics and government. -- Ethnic relations. -- Sri Lanka -- Burma -- NepalDDC classification: 320.4549049 Summary: 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, which causes it to be established and what design options are most likely to balance otherwise competing for 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 political equality among groups and individuals| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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, which causes it to be established and what design options are most likely to balance otherwise competing for 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 political equality among groups and individuals
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