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020			_a9781138297883
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100			_aBreen, Michael G.
245			_aRoad to federalism in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka _b: Finding the middle ground
260			_aLondon _bRoutledge _c2018
300			_ax, 206p.
520			_aNations 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
650			_aFederal government _vPolitics and government. _vEthnic relations. _zSri Lanka _zBurma _zNepal
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