ABSTRACT
Within a general Asian ethnic context, focusing upon Ethnicity, Equity and the Nation: The State, Development and Identity in Multi-Ethnic Societies, the planners of the Kuala Lumpar conference suggested a number of areas for comment and research. One area focuses upon the State and its capacity to provide policies that might advance equity among its ethnic peoples. Another area is concerned with locations of capital, among ethnic groups, with questions asked as to locations of enterprise development and wealth concentrations. A third focus is upon ethnic identity transformation, as it might occur within States or across national boundaries, and the extent to which this transforming process might contribute to perspectives of ethnic difference.
