Has patronage lost its punch in Malaysia?

• Main Authors: DETTMAN, Sebastian Carl, WEISS, Meredith L.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Malaysia’s GE14; party–voter linkages; clientelism; patronage; elections; electoral transitions; Asian Studies; Political Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3123; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4380/viewcontent/Has_Patronage_Lost_Its_Punch_in_Malaysia_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The personalistic linkages that generally define Malaysian politics come into sharp relief when candidates confront the imperative of winning office. Malaysia’s 14th general election (GE14), as other previous iterations, saw politicians emphasize their ‘personal touch’ and offer a barrage of targete...