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DEMANDS FOR SMALL STATES (Arguments against smaller states (Flawed model…
DEMANDS FOR SMALL STATES
Reasons for demands for smaller
states
Culture and Ethnicity:
Economic backwardness
Better governance
Political reasons
Arguments in favour of smaller
states
Economic development and
efficiency
Democratic decentralisation
Cultural homogeneity &
linguistic compatibility
Resolve the problem of identity
crisis
Arguments against smaller states
Fear of threat to national unity
and integrity
No guarantee of development:
Flawed model of development
problems like lack of industry,
agrarian crisis and a low level of infrastructural facilities
unprecedented exploitation of raw materials
No real diffusion of power
Political expediency and opportunism
Aggressive regionalism
Inter-state disputes
Way forward
Good governance:
Democratic Decentralisation
Balanced socio-economic development
Political stability
Objective and scientific analysis