附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Moments of anguish -- chapter 2 Political business -- chapter 3 The years of living dangerously -- chapter 4 Looking after the old staples -- chapter 5 Oil palms and factories.
摘要:This book explores the limits of the idea of 'neo-colonialism' - the idea that in the period immediately after independence Malaya/Malaysia enjoyed only a 'pseudo-independence', largely because of the entrenched and dominant position of British business interests allied to indigenous elites. The author argues that, although British business did indeed have a strong position in Malaysia in this period, Malaysian politicians and administrators were able to utilise British business, which was relatively weak vis-a-vis the Malaysian state, for their own ends, at the same time as indigenous business.
