State-Led Modernization and the New Middle Class in Malaysia
Abdul Rahman Embong
ISBN 10: 0333968816 ISBN 13: 9780333968819
Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2002
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Rich in detail and lucidly written, this is the first definitive study of the new middle class in Malaysia. Abdul Rahman Embong examines the emergence and role of the new Malay middle class, particularly with regard to democratization and evolution of civil society in Malaysia. As well as exploring variations within the class across the country, the author also draws comparisons with the Malay working class, and the middle classes of China, India and elsewhere in East Asia.
About the Author: ABDUL RAHMAN EMBONG is Professor in Sociology of Development at the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, University Kebangsaan, Malaysia. He is President of the Malaysian Social Science Association and Editor-in-Chief of Akademika, UKM's journal of the social sciences and humanities. He is an author/editor of several books (in Malay) and has also translated several books from English into Malay.
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Title: State-Led Modernization and the New Middle ...
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New