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The political economy of independent Malaya : a case-study in development /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Angus & Robertson Ltd.; Canberra : The Australian National University, c1963.Description: xi, 306 pSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.959 POL
LOC classification:
  • HC445.5 .S53
Summary: This book consists of a series of papers, originally delivered at the Australian National University, on various aspects of the politics, sociology, demography and particularly the economics, of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, and Sabah. Chapters on the social, political and demographic background of Malaya are contributed by Silcock, Sadka and Caldwell; Corden deals with prospects for Malayan exports and the balance of payments problem, whilst Wharton looks critically at the relationship of the all-important rubber industry to the economy Fisk, McKenna and Wheelwright discuss rural problems, financial developments, and industrialisation, respectively, and the book concludes with a general review of economic policy by Silcock.
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Monograph & others Monograph & others CBN HQ Library General Stacks Non-fiction 330.959 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31008100146352

"This book has its origins in a research seminar on economic development of Malaya since independence, conducted during 1962 in the Research School of Pacific Studies [Dept. of Economics] at the Australian National University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book consists of a series of papers, originally delivered at the Australian National University, on various aspects of the politics, sociology, demography and particularly the economics, of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, and Sabah. Chapters on the social, political and demographic background of Malaya are contributed by Silcock, Sadka and Caldwell; Corden deals with prospects for Malayan exports and the balance of payments problem, whilst Wharton looks critically at the relationship of the all-important rubber industry to the economy Fisk, McKenna and Wheelwright discuss rural problems, financial developments, and industrialisation, respectively, and the book concludes with a general review of economic policy by Silcock.

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