Modern Malaysia in the Global Economy: Political and Social Change Into the 21st CenturyColin Barlow An examination of key economic, political and social aspects of Malaysia at the turn of the 21st century. It covers the years of rapid growth and dramatic structural change leading up to the 1997 financial crisis, and the subsequent adjustments which enab |
Contents
1 Introduction | 3 |
2 The Macroeconomy up to 1997 | 13 |
Degree and Impacts | 28 |
4 The 1997 Currency Crisis and Subsequent Policy Response | 45 |
5 Structural Change in the Malaysian Manufacturing Industry | 59 |
6 Income Distribution in Malaysia | 74 |
7 Poverty in Malaysia | 94 |
8 The Development Paradigm Shift in Sabah | 105 |
11 Malaysias Foreign Policy | 147 |
12 Melayu Baru and Modernization of Malay Society | 157 |
13 The Chinese in Malaysia | 167 |
The Experience of Sisters in Islam | 178 |
15 Nongovernment Organizations NGOs as a Vehicle of Social Change | 189 |
16 Conclusions | 203 |
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