Mahathir Mohamad - An Ethical Analysis

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t that pop

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rliament b

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2003.

leader who

bjectively.

work, but

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to 90%, wi

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porting n

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h the enrol

state in

ninsular

by the

llowing

and the

young

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sed the fac

tries to eva

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nt of its po

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unlikely th

DP was gr

h continuin

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tion in the

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of Malay

luate and a

sing his fl

re and gov

than any ot

ic growth.

unications,

employee

asserting th

at would a

ulation.

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income d

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wing at al

g for many

king Mala

world, acc

s over the a

iary educati

ia, we feel

alyze his l

ws of char

rnment of

er prime

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which rais

s. In 1991

at the coun

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atural reso

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ill achieve

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more years.

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ge of 6 who

on increasi

that it is

eadership

acter and

alaysia.

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d money

Mahathir

ry would

alaysias

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1990 to

this goal,

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him.

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concepts

new val

of these

instrume

employe

ship trai

Mahathir

y action-or

nt into pri

de and has

s self-confi

ith low so

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g Malay

al Malay v

to $2.2 bi

lamic arch

ed the pow

ountry. For

acy, he him

pm clock-

by switchi

or leaves

example is

frequent t

y. All these

e of the m

on man.

y to prosp

ips, jobs, b

xtroverted,

that he cou

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ce Dr. M

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es and beh

were target

nt for the

es in the civ

ts exhibi

character

iented and

ary and se

ade Malay

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io-economi

methods t

eritage ca

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lion to the

itecture an

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example, w

self set the

ut time. In

g on the li

or home an

that he him

ips around

also show

st importa

aving bee

rity is dev

enefits, real

outspoken

d manipula

s of Dr.

hathir cam

mented ne

vioral char

d at shapi

odernizatio

il service.

ed by Dr

demonstrat

possesses

condary ed

sia a global

lements his

c status, he

at are unco

be seen i

ampung B

Malaysian

d Eastern

ship by ex

hen he intr

example by

his attemp

hts in his o

d never allo

self got inv

the city in

is eagerne

t points ab

born and

elopment o

estate etc s

nature, in

te people t

ahathir

e to powe

technique

acteristics a

g the publi

n of Malay

Mahathi

s an enor

assive job

cation will

center for e

pride as

understood

nventional

everywh

ru in cent

administra

technologic

mple, visi

duced the

leaving his

to encour

ffice himse

wing his of

olved in un

n effort to

s or drive t

out his cha

rown up i

f the lowe

o that devel

combinatio

his cause

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, he issue

s and styles

ong civil

bureaucra

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r Moha

ous commi

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reshape the

xcellence in

alay. The

that mode

and more c

re in Mala

r Kuala L

ive center

al efficienc

on, creativit

unch card

office betw

ge civil se

lf and switc

fice assistan

dertaking e

make Kual

o make sub

acter is tha

an unprivi

and middl

opment foll

n with an

more easily

ds Acti

many pol

of manage

ervants an

y into an e

ing the beh

ad

tment to g

owledge.

future for

education.

nly son an

n Malaysia

lture-centri

ysia today,

mpur who

of Putrajay

y. Throug

y and insig

nd clock-in

een 6.30 an

vants to sa

hing them

t to switch

forts to bea

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le changes

he unders

leged class

e classes.

owed a bott

unmatched

than many

ns

icy stateme

ment whic

the entire

ficient, dy

avior, attitu

t things do

is insight

the Malays

educated

must be u

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be it the

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a, where m

these pr

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system in t

d 7.00 pm,

ve energy,

ff when he

on the light

utify Kuala

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in the peop

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, he realize

or them h

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personal

other lead

nts, introd

attempted

ociety at la

amic and p

des and val

e. He is

into how

is lauded

hild of a

ified and

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restricted

te worth

odernism

jects, he

ter future

he public

ell after

he set an

went out

for him.

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countrie

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social st

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democra

situation

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govern

and Pub

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stability.

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wanted t

culturalmost us

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ector could

why the

openly in

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ants thoug

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to discuss

and civil se

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of Korea a

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n value of

one of the

which of

believe in

athir menti

ability, W

individual

pressure

tization is

, they can t

. Mahathir

s governm

ent also ex

ications Ac

governmepowers, a

Mahathir

should be

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ent, it can

he control

argument oful ideolog

in reasons

e diligence

play a mo

rivatizatio

ublic in th

's criticisms

t that such

riticism of

etween the

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culture and

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keys used

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the idea o

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thout auth

rights, will

on develo

intended to

reaten and

also state

ent exploit

rcised its p

t, and to co

nt was ofe a hindra

rgued that

urbed as t

lic good.

the these

be also in

f Malaysia

f collectiviies in mo

for these a

and effici

e significa

policy wa

developm

had some

criticisms s

civil servan

Prime Mini

d it was af

n to improv

ast Policy

addition,

rather Asi

should be

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against eac

strong gov

alaysians

rity and st

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ing count

cause in

control us.

that, Th

d these rea

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trol the loc

the view tnce to the

the activitie

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ere show

erred that

to be all to

m and respnting a de

ministrativ

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s executed.

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other in

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should res

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ries, inclu

tability, ec

people w

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as steps t

ahathir w

imself. Th

ecting authence and b

reforms a

civil serv

e country's

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ation whic

truth and

ave been m

ncreasingly

bers of th

gue that th

at followin

eved that it

bide by the

er than the

and peace

the past.

t limited g

ect authori

can be no

more diso

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onomic de

o control

imize its co

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panies as

rights activeconomic

ents in civ

weaken go

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s to a larg

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ority is tharinging abo

d program

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economy t

criticized t

upset a g

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apparent, a

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the techn

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cultural va

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among the

e argued t

overnment

y because

civility, ev

rdered. Msia, over

line and p

the media

ntrol over

particularl

ell as fore

ists and Nevelopmen

il society t

vernment

st the hind

extent aut

rbing use,

it is oftenut internati

was Dr.

ahathir bel

an the pub

e roles of

od number

le, many c

, but com

n open dial

n of Malay

ip between

logical dev

cessary to

lues of Asi

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various eth

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or state mi

authority g

n a Weste

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control ou

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ocratic and

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used as oonal acquie

ahathirs

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lic sector

the civil

of them.

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