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A Political Legacy of the British Empire - Power and the Parliamentary System in Post-colonial India and Sri Lanka (Hardcover)
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A Political Legacy of the British Empire - Power and the Parliamentary System in Post-colonial India and Sri Lanka (Hardcover)
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As the British Empire receded, India and Sri Lanka, then known as
Ceylon, preserved the 'Westminster' political system left by their
colonial rulers. Both South Asian countries became independent in
the late 1940s, though in widely differing styles: India fought a
violent campaign of mass political activism and would become a
republic, while Sri Lanka negotiated independence by a gentlemen's
agreement among the indigenous elite and remained a realm. Both
nations adopted the 'Westminster' political system of their
colonial master, producing results and reactions that would shape
each country profoundly. Harshan Kumarasingham analyses the crucial
first decade of independence, assessing the events, decisions and
political environment of these 'Eastminsters'. The impact of
cultural conditions on the constitutional and political exercise of
executive power gives an invaluable insight into how the ambiguous
and flexible tenets of the Westminster system were interpreted in a
local context, where the Western-educated elites were often at
variance with the masses. The principles of cabinet government are
explored to examine how successfully the purported checks and
balances of the Westminster model operated in this crucial
nation-building era, along with the critical role of political
figures like Prime Ministers Nehru and Bandaranaike. This period
also witnessed the early challenges of forging a modern state with
major ethnic, linguistic, religious, class-based and regional
tensions, which both India and Sri Lanka still wrestle with. The
adaptable Westminster system was an essential element in the
political development of these South Asian nations. Understanding
the legacy and influence of the Westminster system allows the
reader to fully understand the politics, institutions and society
of today's India and Sri Lanka.
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