Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................................VII LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS................................................................................................................. VIII CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1 F
EDERALISM THE
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THIOPIAN WAY
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HISTORY OF STRUGGLES BETWEEN CENTRAL AND REGIONAL FORCES
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Ethiopia as historical exception ......................................................................................................... 2 The 1974 coup: Marxist autocracy replacing monarchical absolutism as the centralising ideology................................................................................................................................................. 4 The coming of the EPRDF and the transitional period.................................................................... 6 The consolidation of a dominant party system.................................................................................. 8 T
HE STRUCTURE OF THE ANALYSIS
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CHAPTER 2: THEORETICAL APPROACHES .................................................................................11 F
EDERALISM AND FEDERATION
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Federalism – a normative concept....................................................................................................12 Federalism as a tool for expanding power or maintaining unity..................................................13 The institutional features of federations ..........................................................................................14 W
HAT DETERMINES THE FUNCTIONING OF FEDERAL SYSTEMS
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Symmetry and asymmetry...................................................................................................................18 Fiscal issues ........................................................................................................................................19 Political parties ..................................................................................................................................20 F
EDERAL THEORY IN THE ANALYSIS OF THE
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THIOPIAN FEDERAL SYSTEM
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