Distributive Politics in Malaysia - Maintaining Authoritarian Party Dominance

Sommario

List of illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Preface
1. The puzzling resilience of authoritarian party dominance
2. A theory of elite-level mobilization agency
3. Historical origins of the mobilization agency
4. Revisiting center-local relations: Collusion rather than collision
5. Providing credible cost compensation: Development budget allocation
6. Designing an incentive mechanism: Ministerial portfolio allocation
7. Manufacturing legislative dominance: Gerrymandering and malapportionment
8. Withstanding the decline: A dilemma in spatial positioning
9. Conclusion
Index

Info autore

Hidekuni Washida is Associate Professor of Political Science at Toyo University, Tokyo, Japan.

Riassunto

This book provides a systematic analysis of the fragile dominance of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in Malaysia.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hidekuni Washida, Hidekuni (Tokai University Washida, Hidekuni (Waseda University Washida
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781138634510
• ISBN: 978-1-138-63451-0
• Pagine: 244
• Serie: Politics in Asia; Politics in Asia
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; Malaysia, Political Parties, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Society & culture: general, Political science & theory, Political leaders & leadership, Political science and theory, Society and culture: general, Political leaders and leadership, Political parties and party platforms, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General