TY - BOOK AU - Drabble,John H. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - An economic history of Malaysia, c.1800-1990: the transition to modern economic growth T2 - A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia SN - 9780230389465 PY - 2000/// CY - London PB - Palgrave Macmillan UK KW - History, Modern KW - Asia KW - History KW - Economic history KW - Economic growth N2 - An Economic History of Malaysia, c.1800-1990 , provides the first general history of the Malaysian economy over the past two centuries, including a survey of the pre-colonial era. A unique feature is that it integrates the historical experiences of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak as a case study in the onset of modern economic growth. Particular attention is paid to explaining Malaysia's signal success in achieving a relatively smooth shift away from the primary commodity export economy of the colonial period to near-NIC status by 1990 UR - http://eresourcesptsl.ukm.remotexs.co/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230389465 ER -