Malaysia's parliamentary system
Subtitle: representative politics and policymaking in a divided society
By: Lloyd D. Musolf and J. Frederick Springer
Contributors: Springer, J. Frederick, author
Series: A Westview/Dawson replica edition; Westview replica edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780429050947
Subjects: Legislators; Representative government and representation; Gouvernement représentatif; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Government; Legislative Branch; Malaysia. Parliament; Malaysia
Description: Malaysia, a new nation whose very existence depends on holding disparate ethnic groups in balance, is an example of a developing nation whose legislature does influence policy. This pioneering survey and analysis of the Malaysian parliament carefully documents and interprets the interaction of legislator, party, and voter in Malaysia.
Notes: "First published 1979 by Westview Press."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Westview/Dawson Replica Editions --; title: Preface --; title: Representation and Development in Malaysia --; title: Politics, Economics, and Public Policy --; title: Policymaking and the Malaysian MP --; title: Representation in a Divided Society: Parties and Politics --; title: Representation and Recruitment: Career Paths of Malaysian MPs --; title: Parliament in Session: The Adaptation of a Representative Institution --; title: Parliamentary Responsiveness and the Malaysian MP.