British Business in Post-Colonial Malaysia, 1957-70

Preface Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction: Dependence, Interdependence and Disengagement in the Malaysian Context; 'Neo-colonialism' Re-visited; The Survival and Revival of British Business in Post-Colonial Malaysia; British Business and the British State: the Pursuit of 'Informal Empire'; 'Disengagement' Chapter 1. The Making and Unmaking of 'Greater Malaysia' A Neo-Colonialist Plot?; The Lure of 'Greater Malaysia'; Official Policy and 'Greater Malaysia'; Frustrations with 'Greater Malaysia'; Conclusion Chapter 2. Political Business: Politics and Economic Nationalism in the Post-Colonial State Bolstering the Alliance; Eternal Pessimism; Building the National Economy; The Beginnings of 'Crony Capitalism'; Frustration with Federation; Conclusion Chapter 3. The Years of Living Dangerously: Instability and Insecurity in the Post-Colonial State Lawlessness and the End of the Emergency; Konfrontasi; The Military Withdrawal from 'East of Suez'; Inter-Communal Violence; Conclusion Chapter 4. Looking After the Old Staples: Rubber and Tin in the Post-Colonial Era The Ongoing Reigns of Raja; Rubber and Tengku Tin; 'What Goes Up Must Come Down': Rubber and the Global Economy; Research, Replanting and Marketing: Rubber Development in Malaysia; The Limits of Commodity Agreements: Tin and the Global Economy; Land Alienation and Taxation: Tin Development in Malaysia; Conclusion Chapter 5. Oil Palms and Factories: Diversifying the Post-Colonial Economy British Prominence, British Dominance?; Palm Oil; Industrialising Malaysia; Conclusion Glossary Select Who's Who Bibliography