Laissez fairism and industrial development in colonial Malaya.
The writer argues that laissez fairism, regarded by neoclassical economists as the best option for promoting industrial development, restricted large-scale manufacturing expansion in Malaya. Colonial rule in Malaya in relation to manufacturing was mainly characterized by laissez faire trade policie...
| Published in: | Journal of Contemporary Asia Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 524 - 539 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
1995
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