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Author Von Vorys, Karl, author

Title Democracy Without Consensus / Karl von Vorys
Published Princeton : Princeton University Press, [1975]

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Description 1 online resource (460 pages)
Series Princeton Legacy Library
Princeton legacy library.
Contents Cover; Contents; Part 1: A Political System Established; Part 2: A Political System in Action; Part 3: A Political System in Peril; Part 4: A Political System Restored
Summary Since World War II the democratic systems adopted by states emerging from colonial rule have in some cases been abandoned and in others suspended or transformed. Two questions arise: Can democracy succeed in newly independent states dominated by communal cleavages? If so, what adjustments are necessary in Western models of democracy? Karl von Vorys contributes new answers by examining the political development of Malaysia, a country which has experimented with changes in the democratic model. He surveys the conditions under which democracy was established in Malaysia, considering the comprom
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 01, 2016)
Subject Minorities -- Malaysia
Political stability -- Malaysia
Communalism -- Malaysia
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Asian American Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Communalism
Minorities
Political stability
Politics and government
SUBJECT Malaysia -- Politics and government
Subject Malaysia
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781400871612
1400871611