Author: Ramasamy, Rajakrishnan

Source: Journal of Asian and African Studies, Volume 28, Numbers 3-4, 1993 , pp. 217-229(13)

Publisher: BRILL

Abstract:

The Malays, the indigenous people of Malaysia, were faced with historical socio-economic disadvantages vis-a-vis the immigrant communities. As such, the government instituted various measures to reconstruct society on the principle of protective discrimination. State-directed efforts to implant educational, commercial, and administrative traditions among the Malays assisted them to gradually overcome their disadvantages.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156852193X00055

Affiliations: 1: Department of Indian Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Publication date: 1993-01-01

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