The Shaping of Malaysia

The Shaping of Malaysia
Author: Amarjit Kaur
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2015-12-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1349270792

This book brings together for the first time studies on all aspects of the Malaysian economy. These range from the geological origins and mineral resources, flora, fauna, peoples and cultures, political development, economy and society, environment and ecotourism in Malaysia and encapsulates the integration of the country into the wider international economy. The book also attempts to make Malaysia's current economic and political development more explicable by considering it in the light of these natural and human resource endowments and by exploring how they have changed over time.

Malaysia -

Malaysia -
Author: Mavis C. Puthucheary
Publisher:
Total Pages: 26
Release: 1990
Genre: Malays
ISBN:

Contesting Malaysia’s Integration into the World Economy

Contesting Malaysia’s Integration into the World Economy
Author: Rajah Rasiah
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2021-05-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811606501

This book brings together a set of incisive essays that interrogate Malaysian history and social relations which began during pre-colonial times, and extended to colonial and post-colonial Malaysia. It addresses economic misinterpretations of the role of markets in the way colonial industrialisation evolved, the nature of exploitation of workers, and the participation of local actors in shaping a wide range of socioeconomic and political processes. In doing so, it takes the lead from the innovative historian, Shaharil Talib Robert who argued that the recrafting of history should go beyond the use of conventional methodologies and analytic techniques. It is in that tradition that the chapters offer a semblance of causality, contingency, contradictions, and connections. With that, the analysis in each chapter utilises approaches appropriate for the topics chosen, which include history, anthropology, sociology, economics, politics, and international relations. The collection of chapters also offer novel interpretations to contest and fill gaps that have not been addressed in past works. The book is essential reading for history students, and those interested in Malaysian history in particular.

Islamic Education in Indonesia and Malaysia

Islamic Education in Indonesia and Malaysia
Author: Azmil Tayeb
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2018-03-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351116843

Despite their close geographic and cultural ties, Indonesia and Malaysia have dramatically different Islamic education, with that in Indonesia being relatively decentralized and discursively diverse, while that in Malaysia is centralized and discursively restricted. The book explores the nature of the Islamic education systems in Indonesia and Malaysia and the different approaches taken by these states in managing these systems. The book argues that the post-colonial state in Malaysia has been more successful in centralising its control over Islamic education, and more concerned with promoting a restrictive orthodoxy, compared to the post-colonial state in Indonesia. This is due to three factors: the ideological makeup of the state institutions that oversee Islamic education; patterns of societal Islamisation that have prompted different responses from the states; and control of resources by the central government that influences centre-periphery relations. Informed by the theoretical works of state-in-society relations and historical institutionalism, this book shows that the three aforementioned factors can help a state to minimize influence from the society and exert its dominance, in this case by centralising control over Islamic education. Specifically, they help us understand the markedly different landscapes of Islamic education in Malaysia and Indonesia. It will be of interest to academics in the field of Southeast Asian Studies, Asian Education and Comparative Education.

A History of Malaysia

A History of Malaysia
Author: Barbara Watson Andaya
Publisher:
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1982
Genre: Malaya
ISBN:

During the past decade a number of historians have carried out fundamental work on various aspects of Malaysian history. These studies reflect the priorities of a new generation of scholars, both Malaysian and Western, whose primary interest is the development of the indigenous society. A history of Malaysia which incorporates recent research is long overdue and this book is intended to fill that gap. This new history of Malaysia traces events in the Malay world from early times to the twentieth century and shows how they have contributed to the formation of modern Malaysia. The complex cultural heritage of Malaysia is shown to be decisive in shaping its history. But equally important is Malaysia's strategic position on an international trade route linking China, India, and the West. The changing world trade has been a determining factor in the growth and direction of Malaysia's political and social institutions. In this book, basic new research data on the pre-1800 period gathered not only from European archives but also from an extensive study of indigenous manuscripts and legends are incorporated with a useful synthesis of better known secondary materials. It is therefore both an introductory textbook on Malaysian history and an original contribution to the literature on Malaysia.

Malaysia: A Maritime Nation - Hardcover (Editors: Ruhanas Harun & Sabirin Ja'afar)

Malaysia: A Maritime Nation - Hardcover (Editors: Ruhanas Harun & Sabirin Ja'afar)
Author: Ruhanas Harun
Publisher: Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA)
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2021-09-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9839275682

The notion of Malaysia as a maritime nation is not new. As a coastal state surrounded by significant bodies of water, Malaysia exhibits many characteristics of a maritime nation where peace, economic stability, and security are priorities in its rise and development. This book discusses Malaysia's aspiration of a maritime nation. It features various aspects of maritime sectors and will conclusively embark on a journey that would shape and rekindle interest in the concept of Malaysia as a maritime nation through literature, discussion, and research. TABLE OF CONTENTS - Message from the Minister of Transport Malaysia - Foreword by the Chairman, Maritime Institute of Malaysia - Acknowledgements - Making Malaysia a Credible Sea Power - Introduction: Shaping Malaysia into a Maritime Nation - Chapter 1: The Evolution of Malaysia’s Maritime Aspirations - Chapter 2: Malaysia’s Maritime Realm: The Geostrategic Imperatives - Chapter 3: Maritime Security Threats: Issues and Challenges in Malaysia's Maritime Domain - Chapter 4: Marine Geodetic Infrastructures: Building Blocks of a Maritime Nation - Chapter 5: The Development of The Maritime Transportation Industry in Malaysia - Chapter 6: Marine Tourism in Malaysia: Prospects and Challenges - Chapter 7: Malaysian Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (SBSR) - Chapter 8: Challenges and Opportunities for Malaysian Seafarers - Chapter 9: Conservation and Sustainable Management of Marine Living Resources and the Environment: A National Perspective - Chapter 10: The Socio-cultural Aspects of Maritime Malaysia - Chapter 11: Safeguarding Malaysia’s Underwater Cultural Heritage: The Legal Framework - Chapter 12: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: The Southeast Asian Development - Chapter 13: Malaysia: Reinforcing its Pivotal Role in the International Maritime Community - Chapter 14: The Role of The Marine Department Malaysia in Ensuring Safe and Secure Navigation - Chapter 15: Malaysia’s Reform Agenda and its Role in Ocean and Maritime Governance - Conclusion: Maritime Malaysia: Building on the Past, Charting the Future - Index

Government and Society in Malaysia

Government and Society in Malaysia
Author: Harold Crouch
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2019-01-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1501733907

The Malaysian political system incorporates a mix of democratic and authoritarian characteristics. In this comprehensive account, Harold Crouch argues that, while they may appear contradictory, the responsive and the repressive features of the system combine in an integrated and coherent whole. Consistently dominated by the Malay party UMNO, which represents the largest ethnic group, the Malaysian government requires the support of its Chinese, Indian, and East Malaysian minorities to retain control. The need to appeal to a politically and ethnically divided electorate restrains the arbitrary exercise of power by the ruling coalition. As a result, the government responds to popular aspirations, particularly since a split in the dominant Malay party in the 1980s. Yet it also controls the electoral process, ensuring victory in all national elections. Communal, social, and economic factors have all contributed in rather ambiguous ways to shaping the Malaysian political system. Communal tensions, change in the class structure, and the consequences of economic growth have generated pressures in both democratic and authoritarian directions. The government has been remarkably stable despite sharp ethnic divisions and, Crouch suggests, it is unlikely to move swiftly toward full democracy in the near future.

Ethnicity and the Economy

Ethnicity and the Economy
Author: James V. Jesudason
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1990
Genre: Chinese
ISBN: 9780195889703

This book offers an in-depth analysis of transformations in the Malaysian economy and argues for the central role of ethnic structures in shaping development outcomes. The activities of key economic actors, such as the state, local Chinese business, and multinationals, are analysed in the context of the countries' ethnic-political structure. The authors show how shifts in the political coalitions among the elite affect the alliances between these economic groups and their respective bargaining powers. These changes, in turn, have important implications for development, and explain the twists and turns of the Malaysian economy. By highlighting the role of ethnic politics in shaping such macroeconomic characteristics as state economic intervention, the fiscal position of the state, and the role of multinationals, this book demonstrates that ethnic studies should go beyond looking at the economic role of middlemen minorities to consider the broader political economy, and, as such, provides a useful framework for studying other ethnically divided societies.