Governance and development: a perspective on Malaysia’s New Economic Policy (1971-1990)

• Main Author: Eissa, Garoot Suleiman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institut Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (IKIM) 2009
• Subjects: JQ Political institutions Asia
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/57453/1/57453_Governance%20and%20Development.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57453/; http://tafhim.ikim.gov.my/index.php/tafhim/article/view/32/56
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Malaysia gained its independence from Britain in 1957. On the eve of its independence the country was counted among the poor countries; yet it was economically better off than most newly independent countries. Among Asian countries it ranked next only to Japan and South Korea in terms of income per...