Malaysias State Formation - Small Steps and Large Outcomes of a Contested Leviathan

Tracing Malaysia's political economy since 1800, Abdillah Noh argues that it has been substantially path-dependant based on choices made by the British colonial administration. A valuable read for scholars of Malaysian history and politics, as well as for scholars of postcolonial state formation and public policy more broadly.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Malay Administrative System on the Eve of British Rule 3. The Pangkor Agreement and the Start of British Residential System 4. The Years of Divided Affiliations (1930 - c.1942) 5. The Post-war years and the Consociational Logic 6. May 1969 and the events leading to it 7. Conclusion

About the author

Abdillah Noh is an associate professor in the Department of History and International Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam. He works in the area of institutions and institutional change. His recent book is Issues in Public Policy and Administration in Malaysia: An Institutional Analysis.

Product details

• Authors: Abdillah Noh, Abdillah (University of Nottingham Malaysia) Noh
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032340968
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3234096-8
• No. of pages: 235
• Series: Routledge Studies on Islam and Muslims in Southeast Asia
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, South East Asia, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Asian History