Globalization: Perak's Rise, Relative Decline, and Regeneration

Name: Globalization – Kawah Buku
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780198897774
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SULTAN NAZRIN SHAH is the Ruler of Perak and the Deputy King of Malaysia.

OUP (First printing, 2024)
xxiii + 566 pages including References and Index

RM220.00

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ISBN: 9780198897774 Product ID: 47215 Subjects: Malaysia, Economics and Political Science Sub-subjects: economic development, globalization, industrial policy, Malaysia, Perak

Globalization: Perak’s Rise, Relative Decline, and Regeneration narrates Perak’s experience with globalization over the centuries. The book details its rapid rise, driven by tin mining and rubber cultivation, making it Malaya’s wealthiest state at independence in 1957. Backed by detailed data and rigorous research, Sultan Nazrin Shah analyzes Perak’s economic ascent, decline, and emerging regeneration while addressing its social impact. This pioneering work offers fresh insights into Perak’s transformation within the global economy. Unlike many studies with a narrow disciplinary focus, Sultan Nazrin Shah adopts a multidisciplinary approach to present a compelling account of the state’s development, covering economic booms and busts, political interventions, and their effects on both elites and ordinary citizens.

The book explores key drivers of Perak’s economic cycles, including colonial legacies, federal centralization, agglomeration forces, and migration. It concludes with insights from former industrial hubs—such as Cornwall, Sheffield, Pittsburgh, and Scranton—offering lessons for Perak’s regeneration amid global challenges like Covid-19, war, and deglobalization.

Introduction

Part 1 – People, Protection, and a Base for Prosperity
A Globalizing World
Perak’s Lifeblood: Its Rivers, Settlements, and People
Invading Traders and Powerful Neighbours
Traditional Governance Destabilized
From the Curse of Conflict to Colonialism, 1860-1874
Pangkor: Resistance, Retaliation, and Reflection, 1874-1877
After Pangkor: Claiming Strategic Territory
British Governance and Federalism Fortified, 1870s-1920s

Part 2 – Perak’s Prosperity: Propelled by Natural Resources
Globalization of Perak’s Tin and Rubber Industries
Tin’s Shift from Larut to Kinta, 1850-1900
From Chinese to British Tin-Mining Dominance, 1900-1940
The Natural Rubber Boom, 1900-1940
Rising Living Standards, 1900-1940
Japanese Occupation, Insurgency, and Decolonization, 1941-1957
Looking Back- and Forward

Part 3A – The Decline of Tin and Rubber: Continued British Economic Dominance
Globalization and Perak’s Changing Fortunes
Tin: Slump, Recovery, and Ultimate Collapse, 1957-1990
Rubber and the Transition to Palm Oil, 1957-1991
Independence but Continued British Economic Dominance, 1957-1970

Part 3B – Policy Changes amid Absolute Advance but Relative Decline
Globalization’s Impact, 1970-2020: From Basic Commodities to Manufactures and More
The New Economic Policy and its Impact on Perak during its Early Relative Decline, 1970-1990
Strategic Responses amid New Challenges, 1990-2020

Part 3C – Economic, Income, and Demographic Changes with Relative Decline
Economic Change, 1990-2020
Income Change, 1990-2020
Demographic Change, 1957-2020
Reflections on Six Decades of Progress

Part 4 – Towards a New Vision for Perak
Globalization: Looking Back, and Forward, in a Post-Covid-19 World
Cities and Towns Blighted by Globalization
Regenerating Perak
Towards a New Vision for Perak

References
Index