The Riddle of Malaysian Capitalism: Rent-Seekers or Real Capitalists?

by Peter Searle

Is capitalism in Southeast Asia 'real' or a 'chimera', that is, some Southeast Asian derivative of capitalism that ultimately will not be sustainable? Malaysia, where an intimate relationship has been forged between the state and business in an effort to create Malay capitalists, presents an interesting and illuminating case in the debate.

In this work Peter Searle identifies the complex interaction between the state, the dominant political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824820533
• ISBN13: 9780824820534
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.8"