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Autonomy: Politics in Sarawak
Citation
Chin, JU, Autonomy: Politics in Sarawak, Reflections: The Mahathir Years, John Hopkins University Press, B Welsh (ed), Washington DC, pp. 240-251. ISBN 0615124879 (2004) [Research Book Chapter]
Official URL: https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/
Abstract
By the end of his tenure, Mahathir had fundamentally changed
political dynamics across the South China Sea. In Sabah, UMNO’s
entry created a new political relationship with the federal government
that increased its control over the long-standing troublesome
state. In Sarawak, local leaders had managed to stave off federal
control and remain autonomous. Under the leadership of Abdul Taib
Mahmud, a Muslim Melanau, local parties dominated the political
environment and the federal encroachment of parties, particularly
UMNO, was checked. This autonomy, however, obscures significant
changes that took place in Sarawak during the Mahathir years;
changes that point to increasing contention among elites once
Mahathir and his loyal ally, Taib, retire.
Item Details
Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Political science |
Research Field: | Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Government and politics |
Objective Field: | Government and politics not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Chin, JU (Professor James Chin) |
ID Code: | 99797 |
Year Published: | 2004 |
Deposited By: | School of Humanities |
Deposited On: | 2015-04-09 |
Last Modified: | 2017-08-08 |
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