Government Policies and Ethnic Relations in Asia and the PacificMichael E. Brown, Sumit Ganguly MIT Press, 1997年10月20日 - 630 頁 Efforts to contend with tensions inherent in multiethnic societies; case studies of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Federated States of Micronesia. Ethnic conflict, one of the most serious and widespread problems in the world today, can undermine efforts to promote political and economic development, as well as political, economic, and social justice. It can also lead to violence and open warfare, producing horrifying levels of death and destruction. Although government policies on ethnic issues often have profound effects on a country, the subject has been neglected by most scholars and analysts. This volume analyzes different policies governments have pursued in their efforts to contend with the tensions inherent in multiethnic societies. The book focuses on Asia and the Pacific, the most populous and economically vibrant part of the world. The heart of the book is a set of case studies of government policies in sixteen countries: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The studies consider a wide range of political, economic, educational, linguistic, and cultural policies, and how these policies have evolved over time. Using a broad comparative perspective to assess the effectiveness of different governmental approaches, the authors offer policy recommendations that cut across individual countries and regions. |
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Diversity Democracy and Devolution in India | 33 |
Centralization Authoritarianism and the | 83 |
Government Policy and the Ethnic Crisis in | 129 |
Fifty Years of Failure in Burma | 167 |
Cultural Diversity and National Identity in | 197 |
Ethnic Policies and Political Quiescence in | 233 |
Coercion Cooptation and the Management | 273 |
Ethnicity and Public Policy in the Philippines | 321 |
Federalism and Indigenous Peoples in | 395 |
Civil Rights Amelioration and Reparation in | 421 |
Culture and Conflict in Fiji Papua New | 457 |
The Impact of Government Policies on Ethnic | 511 |
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Contributors | 591 |
About the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs 608 | |
Assimilation and Accommodation in China | 351 |