Reflections The Mahathir Years

• Other Authors: Welsh, Bridget (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Southeast Asia Studies Program 2004
• Subjects: Mahathir bin Mohamad > Tun > 1925-; Malaysia > Politics and government; Malaysia > Economic policy
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• Physical Description: xix, 504 pages 21 cm
• ISBN: 0615124879

This collection of essays offers a rich variety of perspectives examining Malaysia during the Mahathir years. Over forty scholars, practitioners, and observers reflect on changes that have taken place in domestic politics, foreign policy, the economy, society, and the arts. Aimed for a general audience, the analyses range from the laudatory to critical and address a wide-ranging set of issues from education and public health to marginalization. The contributors include established and young scholars, offering fresh perspectives on how Malaysia was transformed over the past twenty-two years and highlighting some of the key challenges for the future. Contributors include: Graham Brown, Tim Bunnell, William Case, James Chin, Claudia Derichs, Greg Felker, John Funston, Goh Beng Lan, Edmund Terence Gomez, Michelle W. Y. Lee Guy, Heng Pek Koon, In-won Hwang, Karl Jackson, Chandran Jeshuran, Jomo K.S., Roger Kershaw, Clive S.Kessler, Khadijah Khalid, Lee Hwok Aun, Lee Kam Hing, Molly N.N. Lee, Lee Poh Ping, Patricia Martinez, Maznah Mohamad, Marina Mahathir, Mohamed Aslam, M. Bakri Musa, Mustafa Anuar, Anil Netto, Colin Nicholas, Ong Kian Ming, P. Ramasamy, Karim Raslan, Rehman Rashid, Johan Saravanamuttu, Lorraine Carlos Salazar, Saliha Hassan, Shamsul A.B., Teh Yik Koon, Meredith Weiss, Bridget Welsh, and Danny Wong Tze Ken.