COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FIFTY YEARSOF MALAYSIÃ reflections and unanswered questions ̃; An interview with TAN SRI SIMON SIPAUN; An interview with DATO DR PETER MOONEY; FEDERATING FOR SURVIVAL; FEDERAL-EAST MALAYSIA RELATIONS; PROTECTION OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF SABAH AND SARAWAK UNDER MALAYSIA'S FEDERAL SYSTEM; CONFUSION, COERCION AND COMPROMISE IN MALAYSIAN FEDERALISM; FIFTY YEARS OF WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTIN MALAYSIAN FEDERALISM; INDEX; CONTRIBUTORS
Summary
On 16 September 1963 Malaysia came into being with the accession of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore to the existing Federation of Malaya. This book marks the 50th anniversary of this notable event in South East Asia's history. The focus of the book will be mainly on the experience of Sabah and Sarawak as subjects of the federation. It looks at the experience of federalism from a number of different perspectives, keeping in mind not just the effects of federalism on Sabah and Sarawak but also the effects on the federation as a whole. Has the bargain of 1963 been adhered to? Has Malaysian federalis
