how is federal government better than unitary government? explain with examples of Belgium and Sri Lanka?answer me in short points?
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Explanation:
Federal government is better than unitary government because : The power is not concentrated in only in the centre but it is distributed at the state or lower levels as well. This helps to avoid conflicts. Belgium shifted to federalism in 1993 whereas Sri Lanka is still a unitary government.
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(i) Federalism is a system of government under which power is divided between a central authority and its various constituent units. Whereas in a unitary government all the powers are in the hands of a central authority,
(ii) The Belgium leaders tried to solve the ethnic problem by respecting the feelings and interests of different communities and regions by establishing a federal government, whereas the Sri Lankan government tried to solve the problem through majoritarianism.
(iii) The Belgium solution helped in avoiding the civic strife, whereas the majoritarianism in Sri Lanka led to the civil war.
The Federal government is better than the unitary government because :
The power is not concentrated only in the center but it is distributed at the state or lower levels as well. This helps to avoid conflicts.
Belgium shifted to federalism in 1993 whereas Sri Lanka is still a unitary government. Tamilians in Sri Lanka want a federal government that may help to resolve the conflicts.
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