Question

explain the style of government in srilanka and belgium?what were the outcomes and lessons learnt in these two countries?

Answer 1

Sri Lanka :
- Sri Lanka was independent in 1948
- Sinhala speaking were a mojority in the country...so to rule on the country they adopted a series of MAJORITARIAN in the country in order to spread there kingdom
- Sinhala was known as the official lang. in 1956
- This created a feeling of disrespect b/w the communities leading to a CivilWar in Sri Lanka.

Belgium
- Small Country in Europe
- The French was a mojority but the Dutch people took over the govt. in the country
- To resolve the prob. No. of Dutch people and French were given equal positions in the Constitution
- No single community can take decisions by there own
- Many powers of Central were given to State govt.
- Brussels had a seperate govt.
- Community govt. was formed were only one language community can belong. .
Hope this Helps..

Answer 2

Differences:

Sri Lankan government adopted majoritarian rules.It ignored the interests of the minority community(tamils) and thus there wasnt equality in the country. Whereas Belgium took a different turn. It sought to promote equality in the country. There was equal representaion of both the communities.

Outcomes:

As a result in Sri Lanka the Tamils formed political associaltions and started demanding for equal political rights, regional autonomy, seperate tamil eelam(state) etc. there were conflicts between the two linguistic communities which finally led to civil war in the country.Members of both linguistic groups were killed.

In Belgium there werent any conflicts.People have been living peacefully since then. There is equality as well as unity in the country.

Lessons learnt:

The belgium model of government is a model to behold. Unity lies in equality.So there should be equal rights for all in the country and no person belonging to the minority should be denied equal rights.We should prevent oppression of the minority by the majority. From the srilankan example we came to know how it led to civil war in the country. There wasnt unity in the country. That is why everyone should have equal political