Brown, Michael E. (Michael Edward) 1954- Ganguly, Sumit. text bibliography mau Cambridge, Mass MIT Press 1997 monographic eng

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xiv, 607 p. : maps ; 24 cm. 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 -- 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 -- About the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. editors, Michael E. Brown, Sumit Ganguly. "In cooperation with the Pacific Basin Research Center." Includes bibliographical references (p. [577]-590) and index. Multiculturalism Asia Multiculturalism Pacific Area Asia Ethnic relations Government policy Pacific Area Ethnic relations Government policy Asia Politics and government 1945- Pacific Area Politics and government 305.80095 GOV 0262522454 97025825 TOC 970606 20170518184957.0 1612330 eng