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Economic Change in East Malaysia

Sabah and Sarawak since 1850

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Amarjit Kaur

    1. Department of Economic History, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

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Part of the book series: Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia (SEESEA)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Themes and Beginnings (c.1850-1940)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Historical Setting

      • Amarjit Kaur
      Pages 3-12

    3. Patterns of Settlement and Production

      • Amarjit Kaur
      Pages 13-19

    4. Formation of an Export Economy

      • Amarjit Kaur
      Pages 20-74

    5. Economic Frameworks, Policies and the State

      • Amarjit Kaur
      Pages 75-113

  3. The Colonial State, Development Planning and Economic Change, 1946-63

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Britain, Sabah and Sarawak, 1946–63

      • Amarjit Kaur
      Pages 117-166

  4. Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia: Continuity, Change and Development since 1963

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Independence and Federation

      • Amarjit Kaur
      Pages 169-176

    3. Managing Development

      • Amarjit Kaur
      Pages 177-206

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 207-291
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About this book

An authoritative economic history of Sabah and Sarawak since the 19th century emphasising their distinctive colonial history and the attempts to modernise them since they became part of Malaysia in 1963. They remain dependent on the production and export of a relatively small range of primary products. The considerable scrutiny from environmentalists and international and local pressure groups of timber exports in particular is examined. The book's examination of economic strategy in these states since the 1880s, demonstrates that the roots of the problems in the 1980s lay in policies formulated in the wider context of capitalist economic growth.

Reviews

'...her well-researched book is accurate and useful in understanding the effects of economic globalization in East Malaysia...Most specialists on Malaysian history, economics, and politics will want to have this book in their library.' - Craig A. Lockard, Crossroads

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economic History, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

    Amarjit Kaur

About the author

Amarjit Kaur is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Economic History at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia.

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