Malaysia in the world economy, 1824-2011 : capitalism, ethnic divisions, and "managed" democracy / Azlan Tajuddin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tajuddin, Azlan, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Political aspects--Malaysia--History.

Economic development.

Ethnic relations.

Economic development--Political aspects.

History.

Malaysia--Ethnic relations--Economic aspects.

Malaysia.

Malaysia--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Malaysia--History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2012]

Summary:

"From colonialism to independent statehood, the extent of Malaysia's capitalist development has been significantly limited by its peripheral position in the world economy. As a result, the fruits of economic growth have not been equally shared among its citizens and neither has economic prosperity done much to foster greater multiculturalism or democracy in the country"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

World systemic context of capitalist and democratic development

Transplanting the old world : British colonial state in Malaya, 1824-1942

The making of an unequal multiethnic society, 1850-1957

Fragmented identities and the rise of pro-western elites, 1918-1963

The leftists in Malaya, 1945-1963

Dependent development and state-capital alliance, 1957-2011

Sustaining elite dominance: economic nationalism and institutional control, 1980-2011

Communications globalization and prospects for political change in Malaysia, 1990-2011.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-266) and index.

ISBN:

9780739171967

0739171968

9780739171974

0739171976

OCLC:

781677407