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An Economic History of Malaysia, c.1800-1990 , provides the first general history of the Malaysian economy over the past two centuries, including a survey of the pre-colonial era. A unique feature is that it integrates the historical experiences of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak as a case study in the onset of modern economic growth. Particular attention is paid to explaining Malaysia's signal success in achieving a relatively smooth shift away from the primary commodity export economy of the colonial period to near-NIC status by 1990.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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The Premodern Economy
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The Formation of a Colonial Export Economy (c. 1800–1920)
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Depression, War and the Advent of Independence (1920–63)
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Towards a Newly-Industrialised Country (1963–90)
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Back Matter
Reviews
'I commend this book to all scholars of modern Southeast Asian history. For the first time, we have a book which places Malaysia's successful transition to modern economic growth within a longer historical perspective.' - Wang Gungwu, Director, East Asian Institute
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
John H. Drabble is Honorary Research Associate at the Department of Economic History, University of Sydney.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Economic History of Malaysia, c.1800-1990
Book Subtitle: The Transition to Modern Economic Growth
Authors: John H. Drabble
Series Title: A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230389465
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2000
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-55299-5Published: 15 May 2000
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-55300-8Published: 08 May 2000
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-38946-5Published: 15 May 2000
Series ISSN: 2947-4000
Series E-ISSN: 2947-4019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 320
Topics: Economic History, Modern History, Asian History, Economic Growth