This study traces the major political events in Malaysia during two decades, focusing on political elites, their interaction, leadership styles, and the public policies emerging from responses to the problems and demands generated by an ethnically divided society. The author traces the major events and policy initiatives of three second-generation administrations: Abdul Razak, Hussein Onn, and Mahathir Mohamad.
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Esman et al. (1992) studied this question.