Index: Lib/json/decoder.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/json/decoder.py	(revision 70015)
+++ Lib/json/decoder.py	(working copy)
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@
 
 
 def JSONObject(match, context, _w=WHITESPACE.match):
-    pairs = {}
+    pairs = []
     s = match.string
     end = _w(s, match.end()).end()
     nextchar = s[end:end + 1]
     # Trivial empty object
     if nextchar == '}':
-        return pairs, end + 1
+        return {}, end + 1
     if nextchar != '"':
         raise ValueError(errmsg("Expecting property name", s, end))
     end += 1
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
             value, end = iterscan(s, idx=end, context=context).next()
         except StopIteration:
             raise ValueError(errmsg("Expecting object", s, end))
-        pairs[key] = value
+        pairs.append((key, value))
         end = _w(s, end).end()
         nextchar = s[end:end + 1]
         end += 1
@@ -196,7 +196,12 @@
         end += 1
         if nextchar != '"':
             raise ValueError(errmsg("Expecting property name", s, end - 1))
-    object_hook = getattr(context, 'object_hook', None)
+    object_pair_hook = getattr(context, 'object_pair_hook', None)
+    if object_pair_hook is not None:
+        pairs = object_pair_hook(pairs)
+    else:
+        pairs = dict(pairs)
+    object_hook = getattr(context, 'object_hook', None)        
     if object_hook is not None:
         pairs = object_hook(pairs)
     return pairs, end