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Personalized Politics: The Malaysian State under Mahathir
by In-Won Hwang
2003

981-230-185-2 Soft cover
981-230-186-0 Hard cover

Published by:
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)
The Publications Unit of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Synopsis:
This book is an innovative analysis of regime maintenance and transformation in Malaysia. It goes beyond familiar approaches centred on communal politics, or the corporate workings of Malaysia Inc., to stress the importance of power maintenance -- tracing a path from consociational bargaining, to authoritarian UMNO dominance, to Dr Mahathir's personal dominance.