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An Economic History of Malaysia, c.1800-1990

The Transition to Modern Economic Growth

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Authors:
  1. John H. Drabble

    1. University of Sydney, Australia

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Part of the book series: A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia (MEHSA)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 1-8

  3. The Premodern Economy

    1. The Premodern Economy

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 9-23

  4. The Formation of a Colonial Export Economy (c. 1800–1920)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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    2. The Transition to Modern Trade

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 27-48

    3. The Growth of Production

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 49-75

    4. The Infrastructure

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 76-88

    5. The Growth of a Plural Society

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 89-106

    6. Overview: The Colonial Export Economy c. 1920

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 107-117

  5. Depression, War and the Advent of Independence (1920–63)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. The Interwar Years (1920–41)

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 121-148

    3. War, Reconstruction and the Advent of Independence (1942–63)

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 149-177

  6. Towards a Newly-Industrialised Country (1963–90)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. The Economy in Review 1963–90

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 181-206

    3. The Primary Sector

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 207-234

    4. Industrialisation

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 235-270

    5. The Distribution of the Benefits

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 271-290

    6. The Perspective from History

      • John H. Drabble
      Pages 291-295

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 296-316
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About this book

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.

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

  • University of Sydney, Australia

    John H. Drabble

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

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