TY  - BOOK
AU  - Singh,Mahendra Prasad
AU  - Kukreja,Veena
TI  - Federalism in South Asia
SN  - 9781317559733
AV  - DT407 .F434 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Hoboken
PB  - Taylor and Francis
KW  - Failed states
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Political stability
KW  - South Asia
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; 2; Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Tables and Figure; Abbreviations; Glossary; Preface; 1. Federal Theory and Federalism in South Asia: An Overview; 2. India: A Federation without Federalism?; 3. Pakistan: A Defunct Federalism; 4. Nepal: An Aspiring Federation; 5. Federal Discourse and Devolutionary Denouement in Sri Lanka; 6. Federal Experiments in South Asia: A Comparative View; Bibliography; About the Authors; Index; 2; b
N2  - This book is one of the first in-depth and systematic studies on the functioning and aspiring federations of South Asia. It examines how federal dynamics in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are impinged on by the nature of their specific constitutions; their societal, political and cultural fabrics; composition of power elites and ruling classes; structures of political economy and market; electoral and party systems; mass media; and information technology.The authors offer a comparative, analytical, conceptual, and theoretical framework to understand patterns and trends as also
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