Description
Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been described as the. architect and strategist of Malaysia's phenomenal growth over the last decade. The financial crisis which began in mid-1997 has caused a pause to this momentum and raised questions about the country's future development. These events, however, have not diminished the fundamental validity of the Malaysian model for multi- racial living, nor have they seriously compromised the country's ability to recover from its current economic problems.
This book explores the nature of this resilience and suggests why plural society has a better chance of Succeeding in Malaysia than in many other parts of the world. The essays here deal with issues of change and modernisation in post-1970 Malaysia, focusing in particular on policies and programmes associated with Dr Mahathir who has been Prime Minister since 1981.
The book also contains commentaries on Dr Mahathir's views on race, religion, language, politics, economics and the political future of the Malays. The focus throughout is on issues of strategy, on the broad fundamentals which govern the formulation of public policy, as opposed to its implementation.
ISBN:9679786463
