The rise and fall of capital: Corporate Malaysia in historical perspective

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-381

  Gomez, Edmund Terence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Alfred Chandler; Corporate development; Developmental state; Malaysia; Neo liberalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350556720     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472330902944404     Document Type: Article

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