Decentralization or Recentralization? Trends in Local Government in Malaysia
Jul 15th, 2009 | By SocDem Asia | Category: Decentralization and Local Governanceby: Phang Siew Nooi, University of Malaya (Reference: Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance. Issue 1, May 2008.)
Local government in Malaysia occupies the third and lowest level after
federal and state governments. Under the Malaysian federal constitution
(paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Ninth Schedule), local government is the
responsibility of the states, but the federal government also exercises
considerable power and influence over local government, especially in
peninsular Malaysia.’ The dynamic of the Malaysian federal system is such
that it has shifted the balance of power to the centre.
Local government in Malaysia occupies the third and lowest level after the federal and state governments. Under the federal Constitution (paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Ninth Schedule), local government is the responsibility of the states, but the federal government also exercises considerable power and influence over local government, especially in peninsular Malaysia. The dynamic of the Malaysian federal system is such that it has shifted the balance of power to the center.
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