ABSTRACT
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Malaysia offers a broad, analytical survey of Malaysia. It provides a comprehensive survey of significant topics in Malaysian politics, economy, and society today, focussing on issues, institutions, and trends. It is divided into four thematic sections, which are all introduced by the editor:
• Domestic politics
• Economics
• Social policy and social development
• International relations and security.
The volume brings together an international team of experts: an interdisciplinary mix of forty contributors from Malaysia and elsewhere, including many of the leading specialists on Malaysian affairs. The chapters included in the volume form an accessible and fascinating window onto contemporary Malaysia. They each introduce a different aspect of the Malaysian polity, economy, or society, offering both historical perspective and a current assessment or investigation. Designed for general readers and specialists alike, chapters may be read individually -- each stands on its own -- or conjointly.
Up-to-date, interdisciplinary, and academically rigorous, the Handbook will be of interest to students, academics, policymakers, and others in search of reliable information on Malaysian politics, economics, and society.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|122 pages
Domestic politics
chapter 10|11 pages
Social movements in contemporary Malaysia
part 2|134 pages
Economics
chapter 12|14 pages
Fiscal and monetary policy in Malaysia
part 3|114 pages
Social policy and social development
chapter 21|12 pages
Ethnicity and identity formation
chapter 23|12 pages
Civil liberties in contemporary Malaysia
part 4|76 pages
International relations and security