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020 _a9780367585112
020 _a9781138634510
020 _a9781315206752
020 _a9781315206752
024 7 _a10.4324/9781315206752
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041 0 _aeng
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072 7 _aGTM
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072 7 _aJBSL
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720 1 _aWashida, Hidekuni
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245 0 0 _aDistributive Politics in Malaysia
_bMaintaining Authoritarian Party Dominance
260 _bTaylor & Francis
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
506 0 _aFree-to-read
_fUnrestricted online access
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520 _aThe election on 9 May 2018 ended six decades of rule by the ruling coalition in Malaysia (Barisan Nasional or BN, formerly the Alliance). Despite this result, the BN's longevity and resilience to competition is remarkable. This book explores the mechanisms behind the emergence, endurance, fight for survival and decline of the party's dominance. Using a systematic analysis of key resources (budgets, posts, and seats), Washida challenges the conventional argument that a punitive threat to exclude opposition supporters from distributive benefits sustained the loyalty of the masses as well as the elites. He also calls into question whether the mere existence of party organization in and of itself enables leaders to credibly commit to power-sharing. Instead he posits a theory of mobilization agency, in which a party leader needs to design an effective incentive mechanism. In addition, he explains how the BN had anufactured legislative dominance by tactical gerrymandering and malapportionment. The insights drawn from the Malaysian case can help deepen our understanding of the rise and fall of authoritarian parties and distributive politics in general.
540 _aAll rights reserved
_uhttp://oapen.org/content/about-rights
546 _aEnglish
650 7 _aEthnic studies
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650 7 _aRegional / International studies
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653 _aQuantitative; UMNO; Barisan Nasional; Mahathir; Najib
793 0 _aDOAB Library.
856 4 0 _uhttps://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/131920
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_zFree-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication
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