Conflict and cooperation in multi-ethnic states [ institutional incentives, myths and counter-balancing
"This book develops a model that explains how and why interethnic bargains between rival groups can erode given different institutional configurations. It is hypothesized that interethnic conflict is more likely in countries where political institutions fail to insulate the political hegemony o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge ,
c2008
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| Series: | Asian security studies
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| Online Access: | MyiLibrary NetLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Ethnic identity, economic power, and conflict
- 2. Ethnic mythologies and formal institutions
- 3. A theory of conflict and cooperation in counterbalanced states
- 4. Fiji : a "nationalist iceberg" in the South Pacific
- 5. Of ballots and tall grass : Malaysia's quasi-democracy and ethnic relations
- 6. South Africa : rainbow nation in Zimbabwe's shadow