Globalization and National Autonomy : : The Experience of Malaysia / / ed. by Joan M. Nelson, Jacob Meerman, Abdul Rahman Haji Embong.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Embong, Abdul Rahman,; Mandal, Sumit K.,; Meerman, Jacob,; Nelson, Joan M.,; Othman, Norani,; Ping, Lee Poh,; Yean, Tham Siew,; Zin, Ragayah Haji Mat,
• HerausgeberIn: M. Nelson, Joan,; Meerman, Jacob,; Rahman Haji Embong, Abdul,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (373 p.)

"Malaysia has long had an ambivalent relationship to globalization. A shining example of export-led growth and the positive role for foreign investment, the country's political leadership has also expressed skepticism about the prevailing international political and economic order. In this...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• CONTENTS
• LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
• LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
• PREFACE
• CONTRIBUTORS
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Developmentalist State in Malaysia: Its Origins, Nature, and Contemporary Transformation
• Chapter 3. The Look East Policy, the Asian Crisis, and State Autonomy
• Chapter 4. The Malaysian Success Story, the Public Sector, and Inter-ethnic Inequality
• Chapter 5. Poverty Eradication, Development, and Policy 116 Space in Malaysia
• Chapter 6. Trade Liberalization and National Autonomy: Malaysia’s Experience at the Multilateral and Bilateral Levels
• Chapter 7. Malaysia’s Education Policies: Balancing Multiple Goals and Global Pressures
• Chapter 8. Malaysia’s Healthcare Sector: Shifting Roles for Public and Private Provision
• Chapter 9. Globalization, Islamic Resurgence, and State Autonomy: The Response of the Malaysian State to ‘Islamic Globalization’
• Chapter 10. The National Culture Policy and Contestation over Malaysian Identity
• Chapter 11. Conclusions
• Index