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Contents
Early Government | 3 |
Experiment in Devolution | 16 |
The Rise of Federalism | 25 |
Regional Autonomy | 41 |
Strengthening the Federal Government | 61 |
Protest and Revolutionary Politics | 78 |
Political Parties | 94 |
ORGANIZATION POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT | 111 |
National Administration and the Civil Service | 156 |
The Judiciary | 176 |
Public Finance | 189 |
Money Credit and Banking | 216 |
Business Industry and Agriculture | 226 |
Labor and Welfare | 253 |
External Relations Defense and Internal Security | 259 |
Regional Governments | 273 |
Citizenship and Human Rights | 113 |
The Electorate and Elections | 122 |
The Legislature | 130 |
The Federal Executive | 147 |
The Regional Judiciary | 287 |
Local Government | 300 |
The Fears of Minorities and the Case for More Regions | 315 |
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