British business in post-colonial Malaysia, 1957-70 : 'neo-colonialism' or 'disengagement'?

Nicholas J. White

This book explores the limits of the idea of 'neo-colonialism' - the idea that in the period immediately after independence Malaya/Malaysia enjoyed only a 'pseudo-independence', largely because of the entrenched and dominant position of British business interests allied to indigenous elites. The author argues that, although British business did indeed have a strong position in Malaysia in this period, Malaysian politicians and administrators were able to utilise British business, which was relatively weak vis-a-vis the Malaysian state, for their own ends, at the same time as indigenous businesses and foreign, non-British competitors were gathering strength. In addition, despite the commitment of both Conservative and Labour governments in the UK to preserving British influence worldwide through the Commonwealth relationship, British firms in Malaysia received only limited support from the British post-imperial state.

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[目次]

  • Preface Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction: Dependence, Interdependence and Disengagement in the Malaysian Context
  • 'Neo-colonialism' Re-visited
  • The Survival and Revival of British Business in Post-Colonial Malaysia
  • British Business and the British State: the Pursuit of 'Informal Empire'
  • 'Disengagement' Chapter 1. The Making and Unmaking of 'Greater Malaysia' A Neo-Colonialist Plot?
  • The Lure of 'Greater Malaysia'
  • Official Policy and 'Greater Malaysia'
  • Frustrations with 'Greater Malaysia'
  • Conclusion Chapter 2. Political Business: Politics and Economic Nationalism in the Post-Colonial State Bolstering the Alliance
  • Eternal Pessimism
  • Building the National Economy
  • The Beginnings of 'Crony Capitalism'
  • Frustration with Federation
  • Conclusion Chapter 3. The Years of Living Dangerously: Instability and Insecurity in the Post-Colonial State Lawlessness and the End of the Emergency
  • Konfrontasi
  • The Military Withdrawal from 'East of Suez'
  • Inter-Communal Violence
  • Conclusion Chapter 4. Looking After the Old Staples: Rubber and Tin in the Post-Colonial Era The Ongoing Reigns of Raja
  • Rubber and Tengku Tin
  • 'What Goes Up Must Come Down': Rubber and the Global Economy
  • Research, Replanting and Marketing: Rubber Development in Malaysia
  • The Limits of Commodity Agreements: Tin and the Global Economy
  • Land Alienation and Taxation: Tin Development in Malaysia
  • Conclusion Chapter 5. Oil Palms and Factories: Diversifying the Post-Colonial Economy British Prominence, British Dominance?
  • Palm Oil
  • Industrialising Malaysia
  • Conclusion Glossary Select Who's Who Bibliography

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書名 British business in post-colonial Malaysia, 1957-70 : 'neo-colonialism' or 'disengagement'?
著作者等 White, Nicholas J.
シリーズ名 Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia
出版元 RoutledgeCurzon
刊行年月 2004
ページ数 xv, 256 p., [1] p. of plate
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 0415323207
NCID BA66709679
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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