TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beng,Ooi Kee
AU  - Chong,Terence
AU  - Funston,John
AU  - Gomez,Edmund Terence
AU  - Guan,Lee Hock
AU  - Gungwu,Wang
AU  - Hamid,Ahmad Fauzi Abdul
AU  - Hew,Denis
AU  - Kesavapany,K.
AU  - Kling,Zainal
AU  - Leong,Ho Khai
AU  - Razalli,Farizal HjMohd
AU  - Swee-Hock,Saw
AU  - Yeoh,Michael
TI  - Malaysia: Recent Trends and Challenges 
SN  - 9789812303394
U1  - 959.5054 22
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - Singapore : 
PB  - ISEAS Publishing, 
KW  - Elections
KW  - Malaysia
KW  - Islam and politics
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Foreword --; Contributors --; 1. Population Trends and Patterns in Multiracial Malaysia --; 2. The Emerging Politics of Islam Hadhari --; 3. Bangsa Malaysia: Vision or Spin? --; 4. The 2004 Malaysian General Elections: Economic Development, Electoral Trends, and the Decline of the Opposition --; 5. The UMNO-PAS Struggle: Analysis of PAS’s Defeat in 2004 --; 6. The Malay Electorate in 2004: Reversing the 1999 Result? --; 7. UMNO and BN in the 2004 Election: The Political Culture of Complex Identities Zainal Kling --; 8. Malaysia’s Civil Service Reform: Mahathir’s Legacies and Abdullah’s Challenges --; 9. Reinventing Governance in Corporate Malaysia: The Challenges Ahead --; 10. Globalisation and Ethnic Integration in Malaysian Education --; 11. Globalisation and the Challenges Facing Malaysia’s Economy --; 12. Promising Start to Malaysia-Singapore Relations --; Bibliography Index --; Index; restricted access
N2  - This book documents the trends and challenges that are taking place in the more important sectors of Malaysia. The chapters, written by specialists with an intimate knowledge of the country, cover major topics such as population trends and patterns, Islam Hadhari, Bangsa Malaysia, politics and the 2004 general election, civil service reforms, corporate governance, educational reforms, the impact of globalisation on the economy, and Malaysia’s relations with Singapore. Recent developments in these areas are likely to have a profound bearing on Malaysia and its neighbours in the years ahead. The book provides readers with a greater appreciation and a deeper understanding of Malaysia, which is undergoing significant changes and challenges
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1355/9789812305541
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789812305541
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789812305541/original
ER  -