An Economic History of Malaysia, C.1800-1990: The Transition to Modern Economic Growth

ISBN-13: 9780333552995 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 320 str.

John H. Drabble; Anne Booth

Opis

An Economic History of Malaysia, c.1800-1990, provides the first general history of the Malaysian economy over the past two centuries, including a survey of the pre-colonial era. A unique feature is that it integrates the historical experiences of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak as a case study in the onset of modern economic growth. Particular attention is paid to explaining Malaysia's signal success in achieving a relatively smooth shift away from the primary commodity export economy of the colonial period to near-NIC status by 1990.

Recenzje

'I commend this book to all scholars of modern Southeast Asian history. For the first time, we have a book which places Malaysia's successful transition to modern economic growth within a longer historical perspective.' - Wang Gungwu, Director, East Asian Institute

Spis treści

List of Tables List of Figures and Maps Currency, Weights, Measures Geographical Note Abbreviations Glossary Preface Maps Introduction The Premodern Economy Part I: THE FORMATION OF A COLONIAL EXPORT ECONOMY (c.1800-1920) The Transition to Modern Trade The Growth of Production The Infrastructure The Growth of a Plural Society Overview: The Export Economy c.1920 PART II: DEPRESSION, WAR, AND THE ADVENT OF INDEPENDENCE (1920-63) The Interwar Years (1920-41) War, Reconstruction and the Advent of Independence (1942-63) PART III: TOWARDS A NEWLY-INDUSTRIALISED COUNTRY (1963-90) The Economy in Review The Primary Sector Industry The Distribution of the Benefits The Perspective from History Bibliography Index

O autorze

John H. Drabble is Honorary Research Associate at the Department of Economic History, University of Sydney.