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Democracy in Malaysia Khoo Boo Teik Khoo

Democracy in Malaysia By Khoo Boo Teik Khoo

Democracy in Malaysia by Khoo Boo Teik Khoo

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Summary

The latest volume in the Democracy in Asia series provides a further significant contribution to the international discourse on democracy.

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Democracy in Malaysia: Discourses and Practices by Khoo Boo Teik Khoo

Analyses discourses pertinent to democratic politics in Malaysia, including the political elite's interpretation of 'Asian values' and 'Asian democracy', contending Islamic views on democracy, the impact of developmentalism on political culture, and the recovery of women's voice in everyday politics.

Democracy in Malaysia Reviews

'Foreigners' understanding of Malaysian politics has been much assisted by the frequent and thought provoking publications by those Malaysian scholars who are often critical. Democracy in Malaysia: Discourses and Practices is a valuable example of that literature.' - Asian Affairs

'A significant and substantial text examining 1990s Malaysia and providing much food for thought.' - Southeast Asian Studies

Table of Contents

Nationalism, capitalism and Asian values; Muslim politics and the discourse on democracy; developmentalism in the 1990s - is a shift from the politics of ethnicism under way?; deconstruction - the myths of farmers, wives and (m)others; defining democratic discourses - the mainstream Malaysian press; limits of democratic administration; dilemmas of judicial independence; changing character of elections and political parties, NGOs and political participation; women and political leadership; trade unions - labouring under democracy; commercialization, concentration and control - the structure of the Malaysian media and its implications for democracy.

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NPB9780700711611
9780700711611
0700711619
Democracy in Malaysia: Discourses and Practices by Khoo Boo Teik Khoo
Khoo Boo Teik Khoo
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2001-11-16
290
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