Government Policies and Ethnic Relations in Asia and the Pacific

This volume analyzes different policies that 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...

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This volume analyzes different policies that 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 evaluate 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.

Introduction / Michael E. Brown and Sumit Ganguly
Ch. 1. Diversity, Democracy, and Devolution in India / Kanti Bajpai
Ch. 2. Centralization, Authoritarianism, and the Mismanagement of Ethnic Relations in Pakistan / Samina Ahmed
Ch. 3. Government Policy and the Ethnic Crisis in Sri Lanka / Amita Shastri
Ch. 4. Fifty Years of Failure in Burma / Josef Silverstein
Ch. 5. Cultural Diversity and National Identity in Thailand / Charles F. Keyes
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Introduction / Michael E. Brown and Sumit Ganguly
Ch. 1. Diversity, Democracy, and Devolution in India / Kanti Bajpai
Ch. 2. Centralization, Authoritarianism, and the Mismanagement of Ethnic Relations in Pakistan / Samina Ahmed
Ch. 3. Government Policy and the Ethnic Crisis in Sri Lanka / Amita Shastri
Ch. 4. Fifty Years of Failure in Burma / Josef Silverstein
Ch. 5. Cultural Diversity and National Identity in Thailand / Charles F. Keyes
Ch. 6. Ethnic Policies and Political Quiescence in Malaysia and Singapore / Sumit Ganguly
Ch. 7. Coercion, Co-optation, and the Management of Ethnic Relations in Indonesia / R. William Liddle
Ch. 8. Ethnicity and Public Policy in the Philippines / R. J. May
Ch. 9. Assimilation and Accommodation in China / June Teufel Dreyer
Ch. 10. Federalism and Indigenous Peoples in Australia / Christine Fletcher
Ch. 11. Civil Rights, Amelioration, and Reparation in New Zealand / Andrew Sharp.
Ch. 12. Culture and Conflict in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and the Federated States of Micronesia / Stephen Levine
Ch. 13. The Impact of Government Policies on Ethnic Relations / Michael E. Brown
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