In defence of national economic autonomy? Malaysia's response to the financial crisis

Pacific Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-113

  Nesadurai, Helen E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crisis adjustment; Ethnic policies; Financial crisis; Malaysia; Neoliberal reform; State business links

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; NATIONAL ECONOMY; NEOLIBERALISM; STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0033996109     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095127400363659     Document Type: Article

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