Author : S. Alatas
Release : 1997-10-29
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 544/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Democracy and Authoritarianism in Indonesia and Malaysia by : S. Alatas
Download or read book Democracy and Authoritarianism in Indonesia and Malaysia written by S. Alatas. This book was released on 1997-10-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fact that the Malaysian state has managed to maintain a relatively democratic regime, while an authoritarian regime came to power in Indonesia has never been the focus of historical and comparative analyses despite certain cultural, social, and historical affinities between these two countries. This book takes a look at contrasting class structures and alliances, elite cohesion, state strength, as well as differences in political challenges to the state in order to understand two different paths to post-colonial state formation.