Malaysia’s democratic and political transformation

Kamaruddin, Nurliana; Rogers, Roy Anthony

doi:10.1080/00927678.2020.1715046

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“…The negative association between state-building and democracy has contributed in many factors, including the story of economic development and income inequality. These findings align with Muller's (1995) and Kamaruddin & Rogers, (2020) studies. Official development assistance and inflation are also depicted as unfavourable and significant nexus on statebuilding in the short-run.…”

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Factors involved in Economic Development and their Impact on State-Building in Malaysia

Muse¹,

Mohd²

2022

GSR

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The successful history of poverty elimination and impressive economic development in Malaysia for the post-colonial period regarded a worth model for growth in developing world. The question raised in this achievement was; how economic development affected on the state-building in the country? Therefore, the motive of the study is to examine the determinants of economic development on state-building. Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model employed to test economic factors affecting the state-building. The study covered data spanning from 1970-2017. The long-run co-integration in the model has confirmed, and econometric diagnostic tests are robust. The study findings show that human capital, oil rent, and per capita income, positively and significantly affect state-building in the long-run. In the short-run, human capital and oil revenue effects positively and significant. Population growth, democracy, inflation, and financial development have confirmed a negative and significant impact on state-building. Policy implication has highlighted the importance of human capital development, macroeconomic stability, and population growth in Malaysia's state-building. Demographic transition exerts a considerable negative effect on state-building in the long-run, affecting the economic health and steady-state growth. Financial development inserting a negative impact on state-building to promote development. The study recommended that the economic policymakers and relevant bureaucracies correct the fiscal deficit and ease domestic financial institutions into the credits based on the findings. Malaysia is facing a demographic threat in the long run due to the aging population and low fertility rate; therefore, it have to re-address the population policy.

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Factors involved in Economic Development and their Impact on State-Building in Malaysia

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Mohd²

2022

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“…Malaysia acquired independence from Britain in 1957 and is predominantly populated by three ethnic groups: namely Malays, Chinese and Indians. These three ethnic groups have unique ethnic origins, culture, and identity (Kamaruddin & Rogers, 2020). In this multi‐racial and multi‐religious country, the Native Malays are in racial majority, whereas the Chinese and Indians make up the next two major groups, respectively.…”

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Mental health literacy: A systematic review of knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders in Malaysia

Munawar

Mukhtar

Choudhry

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Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

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“…Malaysia has implemented a system of electing its king since its independence from Britain in 1957 (Kamaruddin & Rogers, 2020). In a unique arrangement, a king will be elected by rotation from among the Kings or Sultans of the nine states in Malaysia which are currently still led by the King/Sultan.…”

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Presidential Neutrality and Position in the 2024 Presidential Election: A Constitutional Law and Comparative Law Perspective

Murary

2024

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In the event of the 2024 presidential election, the neutrality and position of the president play a key role in ensuring the continuity of democracy and justice. This article aims to investigate these issues from the perspective of constitutional law and comparative law. Through a normative juridical approach, this article explores the neutrality and position of the president in the 2024 general election from the perspective of constitutional law and comparative law. The data sources used come from primary and secondary sources. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be stated that the president as the people who have the right to vote and as the head of state who must prioritize neutrality towards the general election is prohibited from inviting others or the public to vote for one of the candidates. In addition, a legal comparison conducted with Malaysia, the Philippines, and South Korea found that the general elections conducted are almost the same as those conducted by Indonesia. Except Malaysia, because its form of government is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. This means that executive power is held by the prime minister, who is the head of government and leads the cabinet. The Prime Minister is chosen from members of Parliament, who are members of the legislature elected by the people in general elections.

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Malaysia’s democratic and political transformation

Cited by 8 publications

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Factors involved in Economic Development and their Impact on State-Building in Malaysia

Factors involved in Economic Development and their Impact on State-Building in Malaysia

Mental health literacy: A systematic review of knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders in Malaysia

Presidential Neutrality and Position in the 2024 Presidential Election: A Constitutional Law and Comparative Law Perspective

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