Peasant Economy in Malaysia: The Advent of Capitalism and the Expansion of Money Economy into Agriculture in Colonial Malaya

• Main Authors: A Rahman Tang Abdullah, Fazli Abd Hamid
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: HC Economic history and conditions; HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24184/1/Peasant%20Economy%20in%20Malaysia%20The%20Advent%20of%20Capitalism%20and%20the%20Expansion%20of%20Money%20Economy%20into.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24184/; http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/paramita.v28i1.13921
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

This paper examines the advent of capitalism in rural economy by using the commercialization of the peasant economy in colonial Malaya period. It reflects the historical development with reference to the increase of money economy within the society who was mostly the peasants. It means that mostly a...