UID:
almahu_9949386005202882
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 246 pages)
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9781000069280
,
1000069281
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9780367821630
,
036782163X
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9781000069327
,
100006932X
,
9781000069303
,
1000069303
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in federalism and decentralization ; [4]
Content:
"This comprehensive book analyzes the successes and failures of federalism in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Nepal and Myanmar for the political accommodation of ethno-regional diversity, and assesses their comparative significance for other countries in Asia. This revised new edition incorporates updated demographic, religious and linguistic data for the case study countries, and examines some of the major changes that have taken place in formally federal states since 2010, including: the 18th Amendment of the Constitution in Pakistan, in 2010, which gave a major turn to decentralization by empowering the provinces; the new federal democratic Constitution that was introduced in Nepal in 2015; and the abolition of the Planning Commission, the National Development Council, and the Special Category States status, in India. The author examines growing tensions between nation and state-building in ethnically plural societies; modes of federation-building in Asia; persistent ethnic tensions in federations, and the relationship between federalism and democracy; and federalism and decentralization. The book will be of use to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Asian politics, comparative federalism, and modern Asian political history and institutions, as well as policymakers on ethnic conflict regulation and peace studies, and stakeholders in ethnic power sharing and political order"--
Note:
Introduction : federalism in Asia -- Concept of federalism and its relevance -- Ethno-national diversity and federalism -- Origin and development of federalism : colonialism, decolonization and revolution -- Federalism and Institutional Innovations -- Dynamics of federalism : political parties and ethnic movements -- Centre-state relations : structure and processes -- Federalism and forms of decentralization -- Federalism and democracy : new questions asked -- Conclusion : beyond the diversity problematic.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Bhattacharyya, Harihar. Federalism in Asia Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. ISBN 9780367420819
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780367821630
