Malaysia : Securing Ruling Ideas

Malaysia's post-colonial experience has shifted the country's economy into the services stage in the span of three decades. But politically, the National Front is experiencing a decline in electoral support, arising in large measure from differentiation and individualism in society following the country's communitarian ideology, Rukunegara, becoming a dead letter. Concerned with the political implications of this development for the ruling ideas, the National Front now under the leadership of Abdullah Badawi, has begun to reaffirm the need to serve collective interests.