Unpacking the idea of Malaysia’s ‘deep state’

Nicholas Chan

Unpacking the idea of Malaysia’s ‘deep state’

Strategic & Defence Studies Centre

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Abstract

In Malaysia, the ‘deep state’ is a shorthand for the perceived institutional inertia exerted by the 1.6 million strong civil service (see here, here and here) to undermine the newly elected Pakatan Harapan (PH) government, which was elected under the promises of weeding out state corruption, revamping the previous regime’s race-based policies, and improving civil service accountability and efficiency.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	New Mandala
Publisher	Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs (ANU)
Publication status	Published - 20 Feb 2020

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Unpacking the idea of Malaysia’s ‘deep state’

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