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This book is the first general study on Malaysia providing a systematic description and analysis of the factors that shaped Malaysia. It brings together studies on the geology and mineral resources, flora, fauna, people and cultures, political change, economy and society, environment and ecotourism and attempts to make Malaysia's current economic and political development more explicable by considering it in the light of these natural and human resources. It takes a comparative view of such changes in Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia and highlights Malaysia's incorporation into the wider international economy. The book offers an integrated perspective on Malaysia by focusing on its natural and human resource endowments and exploring how they have changed over time. By providing the background to essential elements in the evolution of the country's modern economy and society, the book makes an important contribution to a greater understanding of present day Malaysia.

		The Shaping of Malaysia (Studies in the Economies of East and Sou) by Amarjit Kaur (Editor), Ian Metcalfe (Editor) ISBN-10: 9780312212575 ISBN-10: 0-312-21257-7 ISBN-13: 9780312212575 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-21257-5 Hardcover 1999-01-15 Palgrave Macmillan Find Lowest Price
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Product Description This book is the first general study on Malaysia providing a systematic description and analysis of the factors that shaped Malaysia. It brings together studies on the geology and mineral resources, flora, fauna, people and cultures, political change, economy and society, environment and ecotourism and attempts to make Malaysia's current economic and political development more explicable by considering it in the light of these natural and human resources. It takes a comparative view of such changes in Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia and highlights Malaysia's incorporation into the wider international economy. The book offers an integrated perspective on Malaysia by focusing on its natural and human resource endowments and exploring how they have changed over time. By providing the background to essential elements in the evolution of the country's modern economy and society, the book makes an important contribution to a greater understanding of present day Malaysia.
Book Description This book is the first general study on Malaysia providing a systematic description and analysis of the factors that shaped Malaysia. It brings together studies on the geology and mineral resources, flora, fauna, people and cultures, political change, economy and society, environment and ecotourism and attempts to make Malaysia's current economic and political development more explicable by considering it in the light of these natural and human resources. It takes a comparative view of such changes in Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia and highlights Malaysia's incorporation into the wider international economy. The book offers an integrated perspective on Malaysia by focusing on its natural and human resource endowments and exploring how they have changed over time. By providing the background to essential elements in the evolution of the country's modern economy and society, the book makes an important contribution to a greater understanding of present day Malaysia.
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Excellent Primer on Malaysia This book provides a systematic description and analysis of the factors that shaped Malaysia, bringing together studies on the country's geological origins and mineral resources, flora, fauna, peoples and cultures, political change, economy and society, environment and eco-tourism. It explicates Malaysia's current economic and political development by considering it in the light of these natural and human resources. Besides taking a comparative view of such changes in Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia, it highlights Malaysia's incorporation into the wider global economy. Offering an integrated perspective on Malaysia by focusing on its natural and human resource endowments, it also goes on to explore how they have changed over time. This book makes an important contribution to a greater understanding of present-day Malaysia by providing the background to essential elements in the evolution of the country's modern economy and society. A collection of papers from those presented at a colloquium on `Research on Malaysia-Recent Advances' at the University of New England, Australia on October 1995, this book is therefore not exhaustive and some issues are dealt with more fully than others. For example, the chapter on fauna is devoted mostly to the orang utan, neglecting other endangered species such as the Sumatran rhinoceros and tiger. Formerly associate professor in the History Department of the University of Malaya, Amarjit Kaur is now associate professor and head of the Department of Economic History at the University of New England, New South Wales, Australia. Formerly lecturer and senior lecturer in the Geology Departments of the University of Malaya and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Ian Metcalfe is currently associate professor in the Division of Earth Sciences, School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, University of New England.