Conflict and Cooperation in Multi-Ethnic States - 9781138873483

Taylor & Francis

Conflict and Cooperation in Multi-Ethnic StatesInstitutional Incentives, Myths and Counter-Balancing\nAuthor(s): Brian Shoup\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138873483, 978-1138873483\nSynopsis\nInterethnic competition in plural societies is often characterized by a counterbalance of political and economic strength between different groups. In such cases, tensions emerge as politically dominant groups fear loss of hegemony to more economically aggressive groups. Likewise, economically successful groups require key public goods and a political atmosphere conducive to investment. These social relations are couched in terms of ethnic mythologies that stress the indigenous role of one group, and consequently its superior political status. \n\nThis book develops a model that explains how and why interethnic bargains between rival groups can erode given different institutional configurations. It is hypothesized that i.