Policy regimes and the political economy of poverty reduction in Malaysia

This book is an original, comprehensive and critical evaluation of Malaysia's40-year strategy of 'poverty eradication' that has been successful in reaching its targets and yet controversial for being linked to the ethnically-oriented social engineering laid down by the New Economic Policy. Departing from narrowly focused studies of limited poverty reduction, the contributors to this volume of essays have brought together in-depth analyses of economic transformation, class and ethnic inequalities, social protection policies, the provision of key social services, political mobilization, and state capacity for planning. The result is a detailed examination of the scope and efficacy of changing policy regimes affecting Malaysia's post-colonial course of economic development, record of industrialization, and its relative resilience in adapting social policies to national pressures and global changes. INDICE: Political Economy of Poverty Eradication in Malaysia: An Overview;K.Teik. &. K.Jin.Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; K.Teik.Povertyand Inequality; K.Teik.Welfare Regimes, Social Services and Poverty Reduction; H.Salleh.Organized Groups, Development Strategies and Social Policies; F.Wah.Developmental State Capacity and Institutional Reform; A.Embong.Achievements,Limitations and Contradictions; K.Teik.

• ISBN: 978-1-1372-6700-9
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 07/09/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido