Policy Regimes and the Political Economy of Poverty Reduction in Malaysia [Hardcover]

Malaysia's 40-year strategy of 'poverty eradication' has met with a great deal of success, yet has caused controversy for its links to ethnically-oriented social restructuring. This book is a critical evaluation of changing policy regimes affecting Malaysia's development, record of industrialization, and efficacy in adapting social policies.Political Economy of Poverty Eradication in Malaysia: An Overview; K.Teik & K.Jin Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; K.Teik Poverty and Inequality; K.Teik Welfare Regimes, Social Services and Poverty Reduction; H.Salleh Organized Groups, Development Strategies and Social Policies; F.Wah Developmental State Capacity and Institutional Reform; A.Embong Achievements, Limitations and Contradictions; K.TeikKHOO BOO TEIK was born, bred and schooled in Penang, Malaysia, before studying at the University of Rochester, USA, MIT and Flinders University. A leading specialist in Malaysian politics, he wrote Paradoxes of Mahathirism (1995) and Beyond Mahathir (2003). He is Executive Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan.