Federal-state Relations in Sabah, Malaysia
Title | Federal-state Relations in Sabah, Malaysia PDF eBook |
Author | Regina Lim |
Publisher | Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Pages | 6 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9789812308122 |
This book is a study of the political development of the Malaysian state of Sabah under the administration of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Jelata Sabah (Berjaya - Sabah People's United Party), which controlled the state legislature between 1976 and 1985. It attempts to disentangle the three dominant themes within social scientific studies of Sabah: the issues of federalism, the politics of ethnicity, and the political economy of development. The book argues that the emergence of a developmental discourse under the Berjaya regime in Sabah can largely be traced to its failure to reconcile the localized ethnic politics of Sabah with the demands of a strong central state and thus the need to find an alternative strategy of political support and control. While this strategy proved effective when developmental growth was high during the first Berjaya administration (1976-81), the relative collapse of the state economy from 1982 onwards exposed its ethnic predilections and prefigured declining support for the regime, particularly among the non-Muslim bumiputera groups. Despite the consolidation of federal support for Berjaya under the Mahathir administration, the unravelling of the Berjaya project was by this stage unstoppable. In the final analysis, the attempt to create a more compliant state administration under Berjaya came undone precisely because it failed to take into account the localized dimension of politics in Sabah.
Federal-state Relations in Sabah, Malaysia
Title | Federal-state Relations in Sabah, Malaysia PDF eBook |
Author | Regina Lim |
Publisher | Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Pages | 189 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9812308121 |
This book is a study of the political development of the Malaysian state of Sabah under the administration of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Jelata Sabah (Berjaya - Sabah People's United Party), which controlled the state legislature between 1976 and 1985. It attempts to disentangle the three dominant themes within social scientific studies of Sabah: the issues of federalism, the politics of ethnicity, and the political economy of development. The book argues that the emergence of a developmental discourse under the Berjaya regime in Sabah can largely be traced to its failure to reconcile the localized ethnic politics of Sabah with the demands of a strong central state and thus the need to find an alternative strategy of political support and control. While this strategy proved effective when developmental growth was high during the first Berjaya administration (1976-81), the relative collapse of the state economy from 1982 onwards exposed its ethnic predilections and prefigured declining support for the regime, particularly among the non-Muslim bumiputera groups. Despite the consolidation of federal support for Berjaya under the Mahathir administration, the unravelling of the Berjaya project was by this stage unstoppable. In the final analysis, the attempt to create a more compliant state administration under Berjaya came undone precisely because it failed to take into account the localized dimension of politics in Sabah.
Twenty Points Basis for Federal-state Relations for Sabah
Title | Twenty Points Basis for Federal-state Relations for Sabah PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffrey G. Kitingan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Federal government |
ISBN |
Federal-State Relations under the Pakatan Harapan Government
Title | Federal-State Relations under the Pakatan Harapan Government PDF eBook |
Author | Tricia Yeoh |
Publisher | ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute |
Pages | 55 |
Release | 2020-10-16 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9814951145 |
On 9 May 2018, Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional (BN) government lost the country’s 14th general election (GE14). Replacing it was the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, made up of four parties, three of which had had experience cooperating with each other for a decade, namely Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah). The fourth was the new Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) led by Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The election also saw equally significant changes at the state government level. PH now controlled seven states in total, up from two, while BN went from controlling ten states to retaining but two. PAS regained Terengganu and with its control over Kelantan now held the two East Coast states. The Sabah state government, held by Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) aligned itself with PH, while the Sarawak state government chose to stick with BN. As many as ten of the sixty promises listed in the PH 2018 election manifesto related to federalism and Sabah and Sarawak, an indication of the growing importance of these two states (and of state issues more generally). The PH administration’s two significant set-ups were the Special Select Committee on States and Federal Relations and the Special Cabinet Committee on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). Serious attempts were made to address concerns by both committees, with achievements being more visible in the Special Cabinet Committee on MA63, possibly due to the greater attention given on Sabah and Sarawak. Issues brought up within the Parliamentary Special Select Committee were not substantively addressed. PH’s time in power saw how states aligned to it maintained a smooth working relationship with the federal government. What was more interesting to note was that even non-PH aligned states such as Kelantan, Terengganu and Perlis also received favourable attention from the federal government. Federal-state relations were much more aggressively tackled under the PH government than under any other preceding administration.
Federalism at the Crossroads
Title | Federalism at the Crossroads PDF eBook |
Author | Mavis Puthucheary |
Publisher | |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Elections |
ISBN |
Malaysian Federalism
Title | Malaysian Federalism PDF eBook |
Author | Mohammad Agus Yusoff |
Publisher | |
Pages | 410 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
The Ethnic Factor in Federal-state Relations
Title | The Ethnic Factor in Federal-state Relations PDF eBook |
Author | Netty Idayu Ismail |
Publisher | |
Pages | 74 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Dusun (Bornean people) |
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