Inroads
The Canadian Journal of Opinion
Issue 43|Summer / Fall 2018
ISSUE 43:
Inroads 43 turns its attention to Asia, with articles on the retreat of democracy in Southeast Asia, the key role of inadequate primary education in keeping South Asia poor, Japan’s divide over its pacifist constitution, and the evolution of Nepal’s Maoists from guerrilla army to parliamentary party. Other articles look at two of Canada’s most intense debates – over the Trans Mountain pipeline and Quebec’s partial ban on face coverings – as well as Quebec’s new antipoverty program, the role of political institutions in the rise of Donald Trump, the complex ways in which Brexit affects Ireland, and Canada’s poor showing in the international market for television content.
COLUMNS
ARTICLES
INTERNATIONAL
From Guerrilla War to Government
Now part of the governing coalition, Nepal’s Maoists still face tough challenges.
BY KHIMLAL DEVKOTA
INTERNATIONAL
Democracy’s Ebb Tide in Southeast Asia
While economic development and the rise of a middle class were supposed to lead to a stronger democracy, the opposite seems to be happening now.
BY DOMINIQUE CAOUETTE
INTERNATIONAL
Japan’s Constitutional Divide
Why Shinzo Abe is having a hard time changing his country’s pacifist constitution.
BY AIRO HINO
EDITORIAL AND REJOINDERS
CANADA
Debate: Quebec’s ban on face coverings
A guest editorial by Gary Caldwell with responses from the Inroads listserv
