State-Led Modernization and the New Middle Class in Malaysia (International Political Economy)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave
Published: February 23, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780333968819
Subjects: Asian studies; Development studies; Political economy; Social & cultural anthropology; Social classes; Social Science; Sociology; Malaysia; Economic Conditions; General; Social Science / General; Mass Media; Civil society; Democratization; Middle class
First sentence: In a paper published almost three decades ago, Hans-Dieter Evers (1973:108-31) argued that the framework of a theory of class formation and class conflict could be used to analyse a major trend in the modernization of Southeast Asia - that is, the emergence of new social positions and class formations.
Description: "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 the 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, the ethnic Chinese and Indian classes in Malaysia and the middle classes of some East Asian countries."--BOOK JACKET.