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Prominent scholars analyze how the dominant political parties in Malaysia and Singapore, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and the People's Action Party (PAP), have stayed in power. With a focus on developments in the last decade and the tenures of prime ministers, the authors offer explanations for how these regimes remained resilient.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction: Rethinking Regime Resilience in Malaysia and Singapore
Bridget Welsh & Greg Lopez
Chapter 2 Change without Change: Malaysia after GE13
Bridget Welsh
Chapter 3 Change and Elections: 1969 and 2013 Similarities
John Funston
Chapter 4 After GE13: What happened and what now?
Clive Kessler
Chapter 5 Bersih & Civic Empowerment in Malaysia
Gaik Cheng Khoo
Chapter 6 Gaps Between the Singapore Government and the Electorate
Bilveer Singh
Chapter 7 Policy and Political Reform in Singapore
Lily Zubaidah Rahim
Chapter 8 PAP's Communication Strategy
Terence Lee
Chapter 9 New Media, Old Rule in Malaysia
Ross Tapsell
Chapter 10 The Curious Incident of the Seditious Dog Training Video
Amanda Whiting
Chapter 11 Malaysia's Management of Petroleum Resources
Wee Chong Hui
Chapter 12 The Politics of Malaysia's B40
Steven CM Wong
Chapter 13 Managing the Malaysian Economy after GE 2008
Greg Lopez & Mohamed Ariff
Chapter 14 Economic Growth, Democratic Participation and Social Welfare in Singapore
Lee Soo Ann
Chapter 15 Representation, Literacy and 'Gladiatorism' in Malaysian politics
A.B. Shamsul
Chapter 16 Coalitions in Malaysia - Comparing Party Networks and Dynamics
Meredith Weiss
Chapter 17 Dislodging Malaysia's Culture of Domination
R. Rueban Balasubramaniam
Chapter 18 Rule by Law in Malaysia and Singapore
David Martin Jones
Chapter 19 Conclusion: Challenges to Resilience in Malaysia and Singapore
Bridget Welsh & Greg Lopez
About the author
Edited by Greg Lopez and Bridget Welsh - Contributions by Greg Lopez; Bridget Welsh; R. Rueban Balasubramaniam; John Funston; David Martin Jones; Clive Kessler; Gaik Cheng Khoo; Mohamed Ariff; Terence Lee; Lee Soo Ann; Lily Zubaidah Rahim; A.B. Shamsul; B
Summary
Prominent scholars analyze how the dominant political parties in Malaysia and Singapore, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and the People’s Action Party (PAP), have stayed in power. With a focus on developments in the last decade and the tenures of prime ministers, the authors offer explanations for how these regimes remained resilient.
