The author notes that racial rioting in May 1969 and the government's subsequent implementation in 1971 of the 20-year New Economic Policy (NEP) to address the root causes of interethnic tensions, traumatized Peninsular Malaysia's Chinese community. He evaluates the role of the Malaysian Chinese...

The author examines the economic aspect of Malay nationalism. After outlining the interplay of political, economic and cultural factors in the making of Malay nationalism, he describes how these factors interacted and became articulated as the political and economic agenda of the nationalist...

In 1990, Malaysia duly completed its 20 year New Economic Policy (NEP) which was launched in 1971. The author examines the NEP implementation process by focusing on the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) as its implementing body. Using official documents, he discusses in detail the UMNO...