Strengthening District Administration in Plural Communal Context: An Analysis on the Potential Impact of Establishing a Kalmunai Administrative District in Sri Lanka

• Main Authors: Yusoff, Moharnrnad Agus, Sarjoon, Athambawa, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Atlantis Press SARL 2018
• Subjects: JF Political institutions (General)
• Online Access: https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31479/1/ASSEHR%20191%202018%2060-69.pdf; https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31479/; https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/aapa-18/25896102
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Decentralization promotes and strengthens the quality of local administration in plural communal context. However, decentralized district administration in postindependence Sri Lanka has been challenging, primarily due to a number of issues related to the accommodation of rights and interests of min...