How Malaysian States and Their Strongmen Shape Urban Development: An Examination of the Sibu Municipal Council

In the Federation of Malaysia, the state government has a dominant role in the management and administration of local authorities as well as in allocating resources. This paper takes a bottom-up perspective to look at the dependence of the Sibu Municipal Council on the Sarawak state government and s...

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Main Authors: Ngu Ik-Tien, Liaw Pey-Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2024-08-01
Series:Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/18681034241265121