Personalized Politics: The Malaysian State under Mahathir

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i New Politics in Malaysia© 2003 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore Reproduced from Personalized Politics: The Malaysian State under Mahathir, by In-Won Hwang (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2003). This version was obtained electronically direct from the publisher on condition that copyright is not infringed. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Individual articles are available at The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies was established as an autonomous organization in 1968. It is a regional centre dedicated to the study of sociopolitical , security and economic trends and developments in Southeast Asia and its wider geostrategic and economic environment. The Institute’s research programmes are Regional Economic Studies (RES, including ASEAN and APEC), Regional Strategic and Political Studies (RSPS), and Regional Social and Cultural Studies (RSCS). The Institute is governed by a twenty-two-member Board of Trustees comprising nominees from the Singapore Government, the National University of Singapore, the various Chambers of Commerce, and professional and civic organizations. An Executive Committee oversees day-to-day operations; it is chaired by the Director, the Institute’s chief academic and administrative officer.© 2003 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore SILKWORM BOOKS, Thailand INSTITUTE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES, Singapore© 2003 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore First published in Singapore in 2003 by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Pasir Panjang Singapore 119614 E-mail: publish@iseas.edu.sg http://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg First published in Thailand in 2003 by Silkworm Books 104/5 Chiang Mai-Hot Road, Suthep, Chiang Mai 50200 Ph. 0-53-27-1889, Fax +(66) 53-27-5178 for distribution in Thailand, Myanmar, and Indochina E-mail: silkworm@loxinfo.co.th http://www.silkwormbooks.info All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.© 2003 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore The responsibility for facts and opinions in this publication rests exclusively with the author and his interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views or the policy of the Institute or its supporters. ISEAS Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Hwang, In-Won. Personalized politics : the Malaysian state under Mahathir. 1. Malaysia—Politics and government. 2. Malaysia—Ethnic relations—Political aspects. 3. Mahathir Mohamad, Dato’ Seri, 19254 . UMNO. I. Title. II. Title: Malaysian state under Mahathir DS596.7 H98 2003 sls2002025517 ISBN 981-230-185-2 (softcover, ISEAS, Singapore) ISBN 981-230-186-0 (hardcover, ISEAS, Singapore) ISBN 974-9575-32-6 (softcover, Silkworm Books, Thailand) Typeset by International Typesetters Pte. Ltd. Printed in Singapore by PhotoPlates Pte. Ltd.© 2003 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore v Dedicated to my parents Hwang Kwang-Yeon and Lee Yong-Soon with love© 2003 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore ...