This book synthesizes and analyzes three decades of economic, political, and cultural policies and politics toward third world women. Focusing on the impact of the current global economic and political crises - debt, famine, militarization, and fundamentalism - the authors show how, through organiza
Alternative Perspectives in Third-World Development: The Case of Malaysia
β Scribed by Masudul Alam Choudhury, Uzir Abdul Malik, Mohammad Anuar Adnan (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 263
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Malaysiaβs Economic Performance: An Overview....Pages 12-28
Macroeconomic Perspectives of the Malaysian Economy....Pages 29-55
Microeconomic Approaches to Socio-economic Development in the Third World....Pages 56-69
Privatisation as an Instrument for National Policy and Socio-economic Restructuring....Pages 70-89
A Note on the Ethical Role that Money Can Play in Development: The Case of Malaysia....Pages 90-98
Trade and Regional Integration in the Global Perspectives for Malaysia....Pages 99-122
Political Economy of Development in Malaysia....Pages 123-136
Perspectives in Economic Growth and Development with an Application to Malaysia....Pages 137-172
Structural Adjustment within Malaysian Agriculture in Response to Rapid Industrialisation....Pages 173-199
Human Development Through Poverty Alleviation....Pages 200-219
Instruments of Participatory Enterprise for Grassroots Development....Pages 220-239
Conclusion: Towards a Caring Society....Pages 240-246
Back Matter....Pages 247-248
β¦ Subjects
Development Economics; Political Economy; Social Care; Political Science
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