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    Economic Voting and the End of Dominant Party Rule in Malaysia

    Lee, Cassey | February 2019
    Abstract
    This essay seeks to empirically examine economic and non-economic factors that determined the outcomes of the fourteenth general election in Malaysia. In the election, the incumbent coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) which had ruled the country since its independence in 1957 was defeated. Relatively robust economic growth in months prior to the elections failed to bolster voter support for the incumbent coalition. Unemployment and inequality further eroded voter support for BN. The election also saw a decline in the support of the Bumiputra community and East Malaysian voters for BN. A key factor in the end of BN rule was the defections of elite politicians from UMNO. Mahathir Mohamad, a former Prime Minister and UMNO President, together with other former UMNO stalwarts joined the opposition coalition and mobilized voters against BN.
    Citation
    Lee, Cassey. 2019. Economic Voting and the End of Dominant Party Rule in Malaysia. © ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9694.
    Keywords
    Development Economics
    Regional Economic Development
    Economic Impact
    Asian Development Bank
    Development
    Economic Boom
    Regional Economic Integration
    Good Governance
    Governance Approach
    Macroeconomic
    Macroeconomic Analysis
    Macroeconomic Framework
    Macroeconomic Models
    Macroeconomic Performance
    Macroeconomic Planning
    Macroeconomic Policies
    Macroeconomic Reform
    Macroeconomic Stabilization
    Government
    Government accounting
    Economic planning
    Economic structure
    Growth policy
    Trade relations
    Trade policy
    Trade policy
    Economic development
    Economies in transition
    International economy
    Border integration
    Economic integration
    Gross domestic product
    Trade policy
    Institutional Framework
    Public Administration
    Business Ethics
    Political Leadership
    Regional economics
    Economic forecasting
    Economic development projects
    Success in business
    Business
    Free trade
    Economics
    Communication in economic development
    Restraint of trade
    International economic integration
    Trade blocs
    East-West trade
    Government
    Political obligation
    Public management
    Government accountability
    Transparency in government
    Political ethics
    Government spending policy
    Government services
    Democracy
    Democratization
    Elections
    Local government
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    Theme
    Economics
    Governance
     
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