chandragupta's blog

I found a book a while back entitled "The Malay Dilemma" it is a memoir by Mahathir, a past Prime Minister of Malaysia (another former British Colony) and after opening and reading a bit I was immediately struck by how much of the theory resonated with my own experience and understanding of what was happening in Belize at di time. I copied down this passage what I found insightful:

Mahathir writes: "Membership of the cabinet is treated as a reward for loyalty to party chiefs and acceptability to the Prime Minister. Once appointed, no amount of dereliction of duty could affect the position of a minister. On the other hand, even if the minister performed well, failure to remain on good terms with the prime minister meant removal from the ministry."