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Show 64 Ethiopian state, it is likely that no consensus will emerge soon. The verdict how successful the federal program will tum out to be, in terms of political system however, the and almost promoting exclusively economic focuses federal program is rather systematically analyzed 2.4.1 General relegated of the to policy initiative regional effective and devolving decision to be based on is also known varying states responsive institutional-political the as was a the the economic aspect of at best, not or chapters. States political reorganization of the country federal structure that purports to organized along ethnic lines. In addition to structure for ethnic accommodation and making down to regions ethno-region's potential along give substantial creating and compromise. thereby allowing a more and constraints. The federal special administrative units. The nine Amhara (Region 3), Oromia 33Some experts argue that the concept 'federalism' is a " ... States Somali Nationalities and misnomer, since the 'confederation,' an innovative form that looks like federation but ethnic groups having the power to secede." (Cohen 1995, p. 158) (Region 4), policies structure." which Regional Regional an It also aims at local economic ethnic federalism, divides the country into nine sizes and two the federal program, secondary importance BenshangullGumuz (Region 5), Southern Nations, 34 on on maintaining stable form of government, the federal structure seeks to build (Region 1), Afar (Region 2), to polemic political dimension; to Regional ethnic lines. The program laid down autonomy the The at all. This will be the focus of later Description The first on growth. depends States are: " of Tigrai (Region 5), Peoples (SNNP), the constitutional system [is] more akin an international treaty among appears closer to Initially, the country was divided into thirteen regional states, but five of the States in the South decided together and form one regional state, the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional to come State. |
