Federalism in Asia - 2nd Edition

Name: Federalism in Asia - 2nd Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Federalism in AsiaIndia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Nepal and Myanmar\nAuthor(s): Harihar Bhattacharyya\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367418182, 978-0367418182\nSynopsis\nThis comprehensive book critically 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 democratic significance for other countries in Asia.\n\nThis 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 Commi.