The Malay Dilemma

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The Malay Dilemma is a controversial 1970 political treatise that analyzes the socio-economic position of Malays in Malaysia and argues for affirmative action policies to address perceived ethnic imbalances.

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The Malay Dilemma canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
advocates affirmative action for Malays ⓘ
special rights for Malays ⓘ
state intervention to correct ethnic economic disparities ⓘ
argues Malays are economically disadvantaged compared to Chinese Malaysians ⓘ
historical and structural factors contributed to Malay economic backwardness ⓘ
positive discrimination is needed to uplift Malays ⓘ
associatedWith Bumiputera ideology ⓘ
linked to: Bumiputera

Malay nationalism ⓘ
United Malays National Organisation ⓘ
author Mahathir Mohamad ⓘ
bannedIn Malaysia ⓘ
banStatus ban later lifted in Malaysia ⓘ
initially banned in Malaysia ⓘ
controversial true ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Malaysia ⓘ
criticizedFor essentialist views of ethnic groups ⓘ
justifying long-term ethnic preferences ⓘ
racial stereotyping ⓘ
criticizes British colonial legacy in Malaya ⓘ
Malay political leadership of the time ⓘ
laissez-faire economic policies in Malaysia ⓘ
describes Chinese and Indians as immigrant communities in Malaysia ⓘ
Malays as indigenous people of Malaysia ⓘ
firstPublishedIn Singapore ⓘ
focusesOn ethnic imbalances in Malaysia ⓘ
socio-economic position of Malays ⓘ
genre political non-fiction ⓘ
socio-economic analysis ⓘ
hasPerspective pro-Malay affirmative action ⓘ
influenced New Economic Policy (Malaysia) ⓘ
affirmative action framework for Bumiputera ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Bumiputera policy ⓘ
linked to: Bumiputera

Malays in Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: Malay peoples

New Economic Policy of Malaysia ⓘ
affirmative action ⓘ
ethnic relations in Malaysia ⓘ
notableFor impact on Malaysian public policy debate ⓘ
role in Mahathir Mohamad’s political career ⓘ
proposesPolicyDirection Malay ownership in corporate sector ⓘ
quotas for Malays in education ⓘ
quotas for Malays in public service ⓘ
redistribution of wealth in favor of Malays ⓘ
publicationContext post-1969 racial riots in Malaysia ⓘ
publicationYear 1970 ⓘ
publisher Donald Moore Press ⓘ

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Mahathir Mohamad → authored → The Malay Dilemma ⓘ