This book is a pioneering study of the many economic and social changes in the natural resource-rich Malaysian state of Perak over the last two centuries. It brings together multiple sub-themes that have driven Perak's fortunes in sometimes dramatic economic cycles and concludes by looking forward at how Perak can regenerate itself once more.
This book is a pioneering study of the many economic and social changes in the natural resource-rich Malaysian state of Perak over the last two centuries. It brings together multiple sub-themes that have driven Perak's fortunes in sometimes dramatic economic cycles and concludes by looking forward at how Perak can regenerate itself once more.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Sultan Nazrin Shah is the Ruler of Perak and the Deputy King of Malaysia. He is Chancellor of the University of Malaya, and an Honorary Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford, Magdalene College, Cambridge, and St Edmund's College, Cambridge. He holds a BA (Hons) degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Oxford; A Master in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; and a PhD in Political Economy and Government, also from Harvard University. Sultan Nazrin oversees and provides direction for the Economic History of Malaya project (www.ehm.my) and is the author of Charting the Economy: Early 20th Century Malaya and Contemporary Malaysian Contrasts (2017) and Striving for Inclusive Development: From Pangkor to a Modern Malaysian State (2019), both published by OUP Malaysia.
Inhaltsangabe
* Introduction * Part 1. People, Protection, and a Base for Prosperity * A Globalizing World * Perak's Lifeblood: Its Rivers, Settlements, and People * Invading Traders and Powerful Neighbours * Traditional Governance Destabilized * From the Curse of Conflict to Colonialism, 1860-1874 * Pangkor: Resistance, Retaliation, and Reflection, 1874-1877 * After Pangkor: Claiming Strategic Territory * British Governance and Federalism Fortified, 1870s-1920s * Part 2. Perak's Prosperity: Propelled by Natural Resources * Globalization of Perak's Tin and Rubber Industries * Tin's Shift from Larut to Kinta, 1850-1900 * From Chinese to British Tin-Mining Dominance, 1900-1940 * The Natural Rubber Boom, 1900-1940 * Rising Living Standards, 1900-1940 * Japanese Occupation, Insurgency, and Decolonization, 1941-1957 * Looking Back- and Forward * Part 3A. The Decline of Tin and Rubber: Continued British Economic Dominance * Globalization and Perak's Changing Fortunes * Tin: Slump, Recovery, and Ultimate Collapse, 1957-1990 * Rubber and the Transition to Palm Oil, 1957-1991 * Independence but Continued British Economic Dominance, 1957-1970 * Part 3B. Policy Changes amid Absolute Advance but Relative Decline * Globalization's Impact, 1970-2020: From Basic Commodities to Manufactures and More * The New Economic Policy and its Impact on Perak during its Early Relative Decline, 1970-1990 * Strategic Responses amid New Challenges, 1990-2020 * Part 3C. Economic, Income, and Demographic Changes with Relative Decline * Economic Change, 1990-2020 * Income Change, 1990-2020 * Demographic Change, 1957-2020 * Reflections on Six Decades of Progress * Part 4. Towards a New Vision for Perak * Globalization: Looking Back, and Forward, in a Post-Covid-19 World * Cities and Towns Blighted by Globalization * Regenerating Perak * Towards a New Vision for Perak * References
* Introduction * Part 1. People, Protection, and a Base for Prosperity * A Globalizing World * Perak's Lifeblood: Its Rivers, Settlements, and People * Invading Traders and Powerful Neighbours * Traditional Governance Destabilized * From the Curse of Conflict to Colonialism, 1860-1874 * Pangkor: Resistance, Retaliation, and Reflection, 1874-1877 * After Pangkor: Claiming Strategic Territory * British Governance and Federalism Fortified, 1870s-1920s * Part 2. Perak's Prosperity: Propelled by Natural Resources * Globalization of Perak's Tin and Rubber Industries * Tin's Shift from Larut to Kinta, 1850-1900 * From Chinese to British Tin-Mining Dominance, 1900-1940 * The Natural Rubber Boom, 1900-1940 * Rising Living Standards, 1900-1940 * Japanese Occupation, Insurgency, and Decolonization, 1941-1957 * Looking Back- and Forward * Part 3A. The Decline of Tin and Rubber: Continued British Economic Dominance * Globalization and Perak's Changing Fortunes * Tin: Slump, Recovery, and Ultimate Collapse, 1957-1990 * Rubber and the Transition to Palm Oil, 1957-1991 * Independence but Continued British Economic Dominance, 1957-1970 * Part 3B. Policy Changes amid Absolute Advance but Relative Decline * Globalization's Impact, 1970-2020: From Basic Commodities to Manufactures and More * The New Economic Policy and its Impact on Perak during its Early Relative Decline, 1970-1990 * Strategic Responses amid New Challenges, 1990-2020 * Part 3C. Economic, Income, and Demographic Changes with Relative Decline * Economic Change, 1990-2020 * Income Change, 1990-2020 * Demographic Change, 1957-2020 * Reflections on Six Decades of Progress * Part 4. Towards a New Vision for Perak * Globalization: Looking Back, and Forward, in a Post-Covid-19 World * Cities and Towns Blighted by Globalization * Regenerating Perak * Towards a New Vision for Perak * References
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