{"product_id":"ethnic-federalism-the-ethiopian-experience-in-comparative-perspective-9780821416976","title":"Ethnic Federalism: The Ethiopian Experience in Comparative Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Turton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Theory - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1991, Ethiopia has gone further than any other country in using ethnicity as the fundamental organizing principle of a federal system of government. And yet this pioneering experiment in \"ethnic federalism\" has been largely ignored in the growing literature on democratization and ethnicity in Africa and on the accommodation of ethnic diversity in democratic states. \u003ci\u003eEthnic Federalism\u003c\/i\u003e brings a much-needed comparative dimension to the discussion of this experiment in Ethiopia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEthnic Federalism\u003c\/i\u003e closely examines aspects of the Ethiopean case and asks why the use of territorial decentralism to accommodate ethnic differences has been generally unpopular in Africa, while it is growing in popularity in the West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book includes case studies of Nigerian and Indian federalism and suggests how Ethiopia might learn from both the failures and successes of these older federations. In the light of these broader issues and cases, it identifies the main challenges facing Ethiopia in the next few years, as it struggles to bring political practice into line with constitutional theory and thereby achieve a genuinely federal division of powers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892047593623,"sku":"9780821416976","price":3493.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780821416976.webp?v=1781185576","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ethnic-federalism-the-ethiopian-experience-in-comparative-perspective-9780821416976","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}