Category: NEP

The redistributive approach of the New Economic Policy in Malaysia has influenced the manufacturing structure of the country. On the one hand, the government used heavy industry and large enterprises to accelerate the advance of the Malays in modern commerce and industry, the predominantly Chinese-owned small and medium scale industry made little progress, and consequently… Continue reading Details for Industrial Development, the New Economic Policy in Malaysia, and the International Division of labor

The purpose of this paper is to examine and evaluate the extent to which the New Economic Policy (NEP) has been effective as an instrument for national integration in Malaysia. Based on a comparison of the situation before and after the implementation of the NEP, it is argued that although national development has been moving… Continue reading Economic Development and Ethnic Integration: The Malaysian Experience.

Examines the design and implementation of the bumiputra policy, Malaysia’s New Economic Policy, in 1979. Effects on foreign investment; Elevation of the economic and educational status of ethnic Malays; Effort to harness foreign capital to attain the government’s domestic social goals; Goals for social restructuring in the areas of equity ownership, employment and other fields.… Continue reading Malays, The Bumiputra Policy And Foreign Investors An Evaluation (1985)

The paper attempts to evaluate the achievement of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad during his 22 years in office as the Prime Minister of Malaysia, with reference to the development of Bumiputera. Article written in Malay. Publication: 4th International Malaysian Studies Conference; 3-5 August 2004, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi. Authors: Ishak Hj Abd Rahman, Jumaat Abd… Continue reading Pencapaian 22 Tahun Pemerintahan Mahathir Dalam Melahirkan Usahawan Melayu

This paper addresses some of the problems of managing ethnic relations in Southeast Asia subse-quent to the financial crisis of July 1997 by comparing the experiences of Indonesia and Malaysia. Publication: Identities, Conflict and Cohesion Programme Paper Number 6 August 2004. Author: Khoo, Boo Teik. Download

his paper analyses Malaysian experiences in managing ethnic “imbalances”—between the “indigenous community” and “immigrant communities”—that created formidable barriers to non-divisive interethnic relations. Part I gives an overview of the formation of a plural society and an ethnic division of labour. Part II focuses on the public sector’s use of the New Economic Policy (NEP) to… Continue reading Ethnic Structure, Inequality and Governance in the Public Sector

To study the development of corporate Malaysia, it is necessary to analyze how the Malaysian state has influenced its economy, especially in regard to the development of large firms. In particular, the state’s control of the financial sector has helped it promote both the rise of big business groups and encourage more generally the development… Continue reading Malaysian Business Groups – The State and Capital Development in the Post-Currency Crisis Period

Author: Terenze Gomez. Why the continuing fixation with numbers when many Malaysians, among them even members of BN component parties, have questioned the veracity of these government-released ownership figures? Even if Bumiputera equity ownership is increased to 30%, would this mean that wealth has been more equitably distributed among members of this community or between… Continue reading Who Really Owns Corporate Malaysia

Author: Terenze Gomez. The chapter focuses on two key but related issues. First, it provides a brief theoretical discussion on the evolution of business partnerships. Second, through an analytical tracing of the historical evolution of interethnic business relations in Malaysia, it offers some insights about the evolving nature of these inter-ethnic business ties, brought about… Continue reading Enterprise Development And Inter-Ethnic Relations In Malaysia

Author: Azly Rahman. Abstract: The New Economic Policy (NEP) owes it genesis to a vision that sought to redistribute wealth among Malaysia’s races and create a Malay middle class. Today, there are a significant number who believe that most of the benefits have gone to upper and upper-middle class Malays. As a whole, a vast… Continue reading Slaying an Immortal Tiger_Malaysia’s New Economic Policy