LEADER 03558oam 2200481 450 001 9910807941003321 005 20190911112729.0 010 $a981-4571-55-5 035 $a(OCoLC)860388752 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL8RCE 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001160071 100 $a20140416h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMalaysia@50 $eeconomic development, distribution, disparities /$fJomo Kwame Sundaram, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Wee Chong hui, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia 210 1$aNew Jersey :$cWorld Scientific,$d[2014] 210 4$d?2014 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 198 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-4571-38-5 311 $a1-306-12025-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Glossary; Preface; 1. Development Stages; The Alliance Era (1957-1969); The First Decade of the New Economic Policy (1970-1980); Mahathir's Three Regimes; Mahathir Regime 1: New Roles for the State (1981-1985); 'Look East' Policy; Heavy Industrialization; Services; Mahathir's Labour Policies; Mahathir Regime 2: Inducing Private Investments (1986-1997); Transition from the NEP; 'Malaysia Incorporated': State-Business Corporatism; Privatization; Mahathir Regime 3: Crisis Management (1997-2003); After 1997; After Mahathir; Policy Lessons; Notes 327 $a2. DistributionIncome Distribution; Population and Labour; Employment Status; Education and Employment; Wealth Ownership Disparities; Gender Disparities; Regional Disparities; Notes; 3. Public Finance; Taxation; Direct Taxes; Taxes on Business; Personal Income Taxes; Indirect Taxes; Export Duties; Import Duties; Excise Duties; Sales Taxes; Service Taxes; Government Expenditure; Health Services; Education; Privatization; Notes; 4. Federalism; Formation of Malaysia; Federal and State Government Jurisdictions; Federal-State Financial Relations; Disputes over Petroleum Resources 327 $aFederal Transfers to the StatesLoan Financing for Development; Public Accounts; Government Finance by State; External Trade; Malaysian Common Market; Trade Items; Notes; 5. Lessons?; Development Stages; Distributional Struggles; Public Finances; Malaysian Federalism; Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index 330 $aMalaysia has grown and changed a great deal since it was formed on 16 September 1963. It was then seen as an unlikely nation hastily put together as a federation of British controlled territories in the region. Brunei's refusal to join at the eleventh hour and Singapore's secession before its second birthday only seemed to confirm such doubts. Yet, it has not only survived, but even thrived, often cited as a developing country worthy of emulation. Ruled by the same ruling coalition since the mid-1950s, it has been tempting to emphasize continuities, and there certainly have been many. Looking 607 $aMalaysia$xEconomic policy 607 $aMalaysia$xSocial policy 607 $aMalaysia$xEconomic conditions$y20th century 607 $aMalaysia$xSocial conditions$y20th century 676 $a338.9595 700 $aJomo K. S$g(Jomo Kwame Sundaram)$0846628 702 $aWee$b Chong Hui 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807941003321 996 $aMalaysia@50$94041157 997 $aUNINA