Democracy Without Consensus : Communalism and Political Stability in Malaysia /

Since World War II the democratic systems adopted by states emerging from colonial rule have in some cases been abandoned and in others suspended or transformed. Two questions arise: Can democracy succeed in newly independent states dominated by communal cleavages? If so, what adjustments are necess...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Von Vorys, Karl (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [1975]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politics and government.
Political stability.
Minorities.
Communalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Asian American Studies.
Communalisme > Malaisie.
Stabilite politique > Malaisie.
Communalism > Malaysia.
Political stability > Malaysia.
Minorities > Malaysia.
Malaysia.
Malaysia > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Since World War II the democratic systems adopted by states emerging from colonial rule have in some cases been abandoned and in others suspended or transformed. Two questions arise: Can democracy succeed in newly independent states dominated by communal cleavages? If so, what adjustments are necessary in Western models of democracy? Karl von Vorys contributes new answers by examining the political development of Malaysia, a country which has experimented with changes in the democratic model. He surveys the conditions under which democracy was established in Malaysia, considering the comprom.
Physical Description:1 online resource (460 pages).
ISBN:9781400871612

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