Using the case of Peninsular Malaysia, this article examines how the question of housing provision addresses a wide variety of social, political and ideological meanings which link the masses of third world urban populations to the changing pace of development, the expansion of capitalism in the periphery, and to the activities of the state. The … Read more
This article examines the foreign relations between Great Britain and Malaysia. Withdrawal of the buy British last directive for the Malaysia government departments; Selection of Mahathir Mohamed as the prime minister; Termination of Mohamed from the United Malays National Organization. [Download]
This article presents information about urban landownership in Southeast Asian cities. The control over urban land, the exertion of property rights also means control over the reproduction of labor power. Ownership of urban land is, therefore, also ownership of the means of production. In the same way as rural land is the base for the … Read more
Author 1 Klitgaard, Robert Author 2 Katz, Ruth Beginning in 1971, Malaysia took unprecedented steps to improve the welfare of ethnic Malays vis-a-vis the country’s large Chinese minority. The programs included quotas in education, employment, and ownership, as well as a variety of subsidies, credit schemes, and political measures. The circumstances were favorable: The disadvantaged … Read more
In societies with ethnically diverse populations, the persistence of ethnicity, often associated with economic, political and social inequalities between ethnic groups, continues to cause concern among scholars and practitioners. In some of these societies like the U.S., India, and Malaysia – affirmative action programs have been instituted as a means to redress these inequalities and … Read more
The article discusses two terms including communal and communalism which are widely used in academic studies of the political process in Malaysia. The Democratic Action Party (DAP) is the principal opposition party of Malaysia and without it communal politics would not arise. Another political party called Partai Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia considers Barisan Nasional, DAP, and … Read more
Discusses the necessity of encouraging cooperation among small businesses in the Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. Instances when suggestions for further business cooperation were not successful; Extent of small enterprises in the ASEAN; Strategies for providing regional development, manpower training and financial assistance programs. Download
Author 1 Harris, G.T. Author 2 Tai Shzee Yew Examines the unemployment trends in Peninsular Malaysia during the 1970s. Reasons why economists regard unemployment as undesirable; Principal sources of information on unemployment in Malaysia; Unemployment data from 1962-1982; Determinants of interstate variation in unemployment rates in 1980. Download
Author 1 Wan-Soon Kim
Programme and performance budgeting (PPB) was first introduced in Malaysia in 1969 and experience with operating and developing the system carries lessons for other countries. The initial introduction under the influence of external advisers, involved treating PPB as a mechanical exercise in which right procedures had to be followed. From 1972 the strategy changed to … Read more