Personalized Politics: The Malaysian State under Mahathir

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. Frontmatter -- Contents -- List Of Tables -- Foreword / Crouch, Harold -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Origins And Patterns Of Conflict In Malaysia -- 3. Regime Maintenance Through Consociational Bargaining -- 4. Regime Change Towards Umno Dominance -- 5. Towards Mahathir's Personal Dominance -- 6. Politics In The 1990s: Regime Change Or Regime Consolidation -- 7. The Rise Of New Politics And Challenges To The Mahathir Regime -- 8. Whither Malaysia? -- References -- Index -- About The Author In-won Hwang. Title From Publisher's Bibliographic System (viewed On 24 Nov 2015). Includes Bibliographical References (p. [360]-382) And Index. English