Racism and Public Policy

Racism and Public Policy

Author: Y. Bangura

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2005-04-05

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0230554989

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In a time when racism is on the rise as a source of conflict and social justice has been increasingly demanded by the civic society, this collection stands as a timely reminder that to ignore the racial factor in the globalization forces is as mistaken as eliminating class analysis. The essays published here supplement the literature of comparative race relations from the standpoint of the theory of institutional racism and its effect on public policies such as immigration, citizenship, security and policing.


Environment and Development in a Resource-rich Economy

Environment and Development in a Resource-rich Economy

Author: Jeffrey R. Vincent

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13:

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Malaysia interests development practitioners for many reasons, not least because of its remarkably rich natural environment. Environment and Development in a Resource-Rich Economy provides an invaluable analysis of major natural resource and environmental policy issues in the country during the 1970s and 1980s--a period of profound socioeconomic changes, rapid depletion of natural resources, and the emergence of serious air and water pollution problems. What is path-breaking about this book is its emphasis on economics as a source of concepts and methods for analyzing natural resource and environmental issues and policy responses. The authors' access to unpublished data and key decision makers makes this account of extensive, field-based research an essential reference for policy makers and researchers concerned about environmental and natural resource management--both in Malaysia and throughout the globe. The book should be of particular interest for students who hope to understand more thoroughly the economic underpinnings of natural resource and environmental management policy.


Globalization and National Autonomy

Globalization and National Autonomy

Author: Joan M Nelson

Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies/IKMAS

Published: 2008-07-31

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 9812308172

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"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 compelling collection, Nelson, Meerman and Rahman Embong bring together a group of Malaysian and foreign scholars to dissect the effects of globalization on Malaysian development over the long-run. They consider the full spectrum of issues from economic and social policy to new challenges from transnational Islam, and are unafraid of voicing skepticism where the effects of globalization are overblown. Malaysia is surprisingly understudied in comparative context; this volume remedies that, and provides an overview of a country undergoing important political change." – Stephan Haggard, Krause Professor, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego


Law, Institutions and Malaysian Economic Development

Law, Institutions and Malaysian Economic Development

Author: Jomo Kwame Sundaram

Publisher: NUS Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9789971693909

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This pioneering volume develops an institutionalist analysis of Malaysias post-colonial economy by exploring the political economy of development and particularly the interface between economics and law. The various authors show that economic policy initiatives in Malaysia have often been accompanied by corresponding legislative and regulatory reforms intended to create an appropriate legal environment, and that economic problems or crises arising from earlier policies have led to major legislative innovations.


Modeling Economic Growth in Contemporary Malaysia

Modeling Economic Growth in Contemporary Malaysia

Author: Bruno S. Sergi

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2021-02-12

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1800438087

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This book considers crucial changes to Malaysian economic areas and social well-being. The chapters cover diverse industries such as IT, green technology, retailing, banking, tourism and hospitality, education, logistics, finance, banking, and many others.


Industrial Restructuring in East Asia

Industrial Restructuring in East Asia

Author: Seiichi Masuyama

Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9789812301352

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Divided into three parts, this volume covers industrial restructuring in Southeast Asian economies, restructuring in Asia's newly industrialized economies, and industrial restructuring in the two large Asian economies.


Income Inequality and Poverty in Malaysia

Income Inequality and Poverty in Malaysia

Author: Shireen Mardziah Hashim

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9780847688586

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This thorough analysis of Malaysia's economic expansion evaluates the success of the government's New Economic Policy (NEP), which was designed to promote national unity by reducing poverty as well as by loosening the link between ethnicity and economic function. The first comprehensive analysis of income distribution trends after the inauguration of the NEP, the study also considers interethnic, urban-rural, and regional variations over time. Although there have been significant reductions in poverty and income inequality, Hashim uses previously unpublished data to show that both are still rampant.


OECD Economic Surveys: Malaysia 2021

OECD Economic Surveys: Malaysia 2021

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-08-12

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9264801545

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Like many other countries, Malaysia was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic starting in early 2020. Its past policy prudence has allowed Malaysia to react swiftly and boldly to the public health and economic crisis.