02688oam 2200565I 450 991082624270332120240405012819.01-315-73402-81-317-55973-810.4324/9781315734026 (CKB)2550000001341976(EBL)1761968(OCoLC)887502663(SSID)ssj0001410799(PQKBManifestationID)11908428(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001410799(PQKBWorkID)11378531(PQKB)10288227(MiAaPQ)EBC1761968(OCoLC)887097396(EXLCZ)99255000000134197620180706d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFederalism in South Asia /authors, Mahendra Prasad Singh, Veena Kukreja1st ed.London ;New York :Routledge,2014.1 online resource (277 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-73595-5 1-322-03225-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThis 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 experiencFederal governmentSoutheast AsiaSouth AsiaPolitics and governmentFederal government967.73053Singh Mahendra Prasad1943-,1677050Kukreja Veena1677051MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826242703321Federalism in South Asia4043669UNINA