An economic history of Malaysia, c. 1800-1990 : the transition to modern economic growth / John H. Drabble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drabble, John H.

Series:

Modern economic history of Southeast Asia

A modern economic history of Southeast Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change.

Commerce.

History.

Malaysia--Economic conditions.

Malaysia.

Economic conditions.

Malaysia--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Malaysia--Commerce--History--19th century.

Malaysia--Commerce--History--20th century.

Social change--Malaysia.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Summary:

"An Economic History of Malaysia, 1800-1990 provides the first general history of the Malaysian economy over the past two centuries, including a survey of the pre-colonial era. A unique feature is that it integrates the historical experiences of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak as a case study in the onset of economic growth. Particular attention is paid to explaining Malaysia's success in achieving a relatively smooth shift away from the primary commodity export economy of the colonial period to near-NIC status by 1990.

Contents:

1.2 Formation of the Malaysian National Economy 5

2 The Premodern Economy 9

2.1 Population and Settlement 9

2.2 The Subsistence Base 11

2.3 Commercial Production 12

2.4 Trade and the State 15

Part I The Formation of a Colonial Export Economy (c.1800-1920)

3 The Transition to Modern Trade 27

3.1 World Trade in Transition 27

3.2 Colonial versus Indigenous States in Trade 28

3.3 The Trade in Straits Products (c.1820-70) 32

3.4 The Trade in Staples (1870-c.1920) 36

3.5 The Structure of Commercial Enterprise 41

3.6 International Trade: 'Engine' or 'Handmaiden' of Growth? 47

4 The Growth of Production 49

4.1 Export Prices and Production 49

4.2 Capital 54

4.3 Land and Labour 63

4.4 Technology 70

4.5 The Domestic Economy 73

5 The Infrastructure 76

5.1 The Development of Money, Banking and Credit 76

5.2 Transport, Urbanisation, Communications and Power 82

6 The Growth of a Plural Society 89

6.1 Population Growth 89

6.2 The Structure of Society 91

6.3 Government and Society 101

7 Overview: The Colonial Export Economy c.1920 107

7.1 A Turning Point for the Economy 107

7.2 A Segmented Economy 109

7.3 The Impact of Colonial Rule 111

7.4 The Material Benefits 112

Part II Depression, War, and the Advent of Independence (1920-63)

8 The Interwar Years (1920-41) 121

8.1 Malaysian Trade and the International Economy 121

8.2 Commodity Control Schemes 127

8.3 Other Products 132

8.4 Industry 135

8.5 Infrastructure 137

8.6 Land, Credit, Cooperatives 138

8.7 Population and Welfare 142

9 War, Reconstruction and the Advent of Independence (1942-63) 149

9.1 Japanese Occupation 1942-5 149

9.2 The Late Colonial State 1945-63 152

9.3 Last Years of the Colonial Export Economy 154

9.4 The Malaysian Economy at Federation 175

Part III Towards A Newly-Industrialised Country (1963-90)

10 The Economy in Review 1963-90 181

10.1 The International Environment 181

10.2 The Malaysian Economy 185

10.3 The Role of the State 194

11 The Primary Sector 207

11.1 A Review of Agricultural Production 207

11.2 Rice: The Goal of Self-Sufficiency 211

11.3 The Export Crops 216

11.4 Forestry 224

11.5 Mining 230

12 Industrialisation 235

12.1 Pattern and Process of Growth 235

12.2 Sources of Growth: Supply Side 240

12.3 Sources of Growth: Demand Side 254

12.4 Government Policy 256

12.5 Infrastructure 266

13 The Distribution of the Benefits 271

13.1 Outline of Social Change 271

13.2 Income Distribution and Poverty Eradication 275

13.3 Social Services 283

13.4 The Environment 287

14 The Perspective from History 291.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-316) and index.

ISBN:

031223077X

OCLC:

42682710