Title Globalization & national autonomy : the experience of Malaysia / edited by Joan M. Nelson, Jacob Meerman & Abdul Rahman Embong

Published Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies ; Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia : Institute of Malaysian & International Studies, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 353 pages) Contents Developmentalist state in Malaysia / Abdul Rahman Embong -- The Look East Policy, the Asian crisis, and state autonomy / Lee Poh Ping -- The Malaysian success story, the public sector, and inter-ethnic inequality / Jacob Meerman -- Poverty eradication, development, and policy space in Malaysia / Ragayah Haji Mat Zin -- Trade liberalization and national autonomy, Malaysia's experience at the multilateral and bilateral levels / Tham Siew Yean -- Malaysia's education policies / Joan M. Nelson -- Malaysia's healthcare sector / Joan M. Nelson -- Globalization, Islamic resurgence, and state autonomy, the response of the Malaysian state to Islamic globalization / Norani Othman -- The national culture policy and contestation over Malaysian identity / Sumit K. Mandal Summary Malaysia has long had an ambivalent relationship to globalization. A shining example of export-led growth and the positive role for foreign investment, the country's political leadership has also expressed skepticism about the prevailing international political and economic order. In this compelling collection, Nelson, Meerman and Rahman Embong bring together a group of Malaysian and foreign scholars to dissect the effects of globalization on Malaysian development over the long-run. They con ... Malaysia has long had an ambivalent relationship to globalization. A shining example of export-led gr Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Globalization -- Malaysia Economic policy. Globalization. Politics and government Social policy. Globalisierung Selbstverwaltung SUBJECT Malaysia -- Politics and government Malaysia -- Economic policy Malaysia -- Social policy Subject Malaysia. Malaysia Form Electronic book Author Nelson, Joan M Meerman, Jacob, 1931- Abdul Rahman Embong Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Institut Kajian Malaysia dan Antarabangsa. ISBN 9789812308160 9812308164 9789812308177 9812308172 9789812308184 9812308180

Other Titles Globalization and national autonomy

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