The State of Malaysia: Ethnicity, Equity and Reform (Routledgecurzon Malaysian Studies Series, 1)

This Book Provides An Overview Of The Current State Of Malaysia, Looking At Political And Economic Developments And At Governance, And Discussing The Impact Of Ethnicity, Patronage And The Reform Movement. Apart From Discussing Issues Such As Islamisation And Identity Transformations Within Malaysian Society, It Reviews Policies Like Privatisation And Provides An Examination Of Business Enterprise, Exploring How Control Of 'corporate Malaysia' Is Interlinked With Political Developments. This Study's Primary Focus Is An Analysis Of Why The Reform Movement Failed To Secure Substantial Support In The Late 1990s Even Though Many Malaysians Then Appeared Ready To Hold The Government Accountable For Its Poor Record Of A Democratic And Transparent Form Of Governance. This Volume Also Assesses The Likelihood Of Change As A Result Of The Retirement Of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.--jacket. Politics, Business, And Ethnicity In Malaysia: A State In Transition? / Edmund Terence Gomez -- Testing Malaysia's Pseudo-democracy / William Case -- Transethnic Solidarities, Racialisation And Social Equality / Sumit K. Mandal -- The Internet, Reformasi And Democratisation In Malaysia / Jason P. Abbott -- Political Crisis And Reform In Malaysia / Claudia Derichs -- Real Change?: Elections In The Reformasi Era / Bridget Welsh -- Governance, Affirmative Action And Enterprise Development: Ownership And Control Of Corporate Malaysia / Lorraine Carlos Salazar -- Islamisation, Patronage And Political Ascendancy: The Politics And Business Of Islam In Malaysia / Kikue Hamayotsu. Edited By Edmund Terence Gomez. Published In Association With Malaysian Social Science Association (mssa)--page Facing T.p. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Annotation This book provides an overview of the current state of Malaysia, looking at political and economic developments and at governance, and discussing the impact of ethnicity, patronage and the reform movement. Apart from discussing issues such as Islamisation and identity transformations within Malaysian society, it reviews policies like privatisation and provides an examination of business enterprise, exploring how control of 'corporate Malaysia' is interlinked with political developments. This study's primary focus is an analysis of why the reform movement failed to secure substantial support in the late 1990s even though many Malaysians then appeared ready to hold the government accountable for its poor record of a democratic and transparent form of governance. This volume also assesses the likelihood of change as a result of the retirement of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad Interdisciplinary Studies Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 List of illustrations 8 List of contributors 9 Preface and acknowledgements 10 Abbreviations 13 Introduction: politics, business and ethnicity in Malaysia: a state in transition? 16 Testing Malaysia's pseudo-democracy 44 Transethnic solidarities, racialisation and social equality 64 The Internet, reformasi and democratisation in Malaysia 94 Political crisis and reform in Malaysia 120 Real change? Elections in the reformasi era 145 Governance, affirmative action and enterprise development: ownership and control of corporate Malaysia 172 Privatisation, patronage and enterprise development: liberalising telecommimications in Malaysia 209 Islamisation, patronage and political ascendancy: the politics and business of Islam in Malaysia 244 Index 268 Politics, business, and ethnicity in Malaysia: a state in transition? / Edmund Terence Gomez Testing Malaysia's pseudo-democracy / William Case Transethnic solidarities, racialisation and social equality / Sumit K. Mandal The internet, reformasi and democratisation in Malaysia / Jason P. Abbott Political crisis and reform in Malaysia / Claudia Derichs Real change?: elections in the reformasi era / Bridget Welsh Governance, affirmative action and enterprise development: liberalising telecommunications in Malaysia / Lorraine Carlos Salazar Islamisation, patronage and political ascendancy: the politics and business of Islam in Malaysia / Kikue Hamayotsu.

This book provides an overview of the current state of Malaysia, looking at political and economic developments and at governance, and discussing the impact of ethnicity, patronage and the reform movement. Apart from discussing issues such as Islamisat