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Urbanization of the Malays since Independence: Evidence from West Malaysia, 1957 and 1970

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2011

Peter J. Rimmer  and
George C. H. Cho
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A major intent of Malaysia's New Economic Policy, given expression in the Second Malaysia Plan (1971–75) and Third Malaysia Plan (1976–80) is “to diminish the concentration of employment among the Malays … in traditional agriculture while increasing their presence in the relatively more affluent urban sector”.

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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , September 1981 , pp. 349 - 363
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Copyright © The National University of Singapore 1981

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