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The achievement of formal independence in 1984 marked an important stage in the long process of national and state formation of Brunei. As one of the oldest Sultanates in the region, with a claimed royal lineage going back several hundred years, the state has a rich tradition, reflected in its customs, its social structures and its government. Such historical traditions are integral to an understanding of the nature of economic, social and political conditions in contemporary Brunei.
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© 1994 Mark Cleary and Shuang Yann Wong
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Cleary, M., Wong, S.Y. (1994). Brunei: From Trading City to Nation State. In: Oil, Economic Development and Diversification in Brunei Darussalam. Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23485-1_2
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