Distributive Politics in Malaysia
The 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...
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| description | The 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. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1319202025-03-20T16:35:50Z Distributive Politics in Malaysia Washida, Hidekuni Quantitative; UMNO; Barisan Nasional; Mahathir; Najib The 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. 2023-12-13T04:17:45Z 2023-12-13T04:17:45Z 2023-12-12T09:50:32Z 2023 book OCN: 1057341815 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86060 9781315206752 9781138634510 9780367585112 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/131920 eng open access Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781315206752 10.4324/9781315206752 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Chapter 1 The puzzling resilience of authoritarian party dominance Chapter 7 Manufacturing legislative dominance 9781315206752 9781138634510 9780367585112 Routledge open access |
| spellingShingle | Quantitative; UMNO; Barisan Nasional; Mahathir; Najib Washida, Hidekuni Distributive Politics in Malaysia |
| title | Distributive Politics in Malaysia |
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| title_short | Distributive Politics in Malaysia |
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| topic | Quantitative; UMNO; Barisan Nasional; Mahathir; Najib |
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