About the Book


Chapter 1: Introduction and Background 

  • Background
  • Why inequality matters 
  • The importance of studying wealth
  • Previous work
  • Data
  • Outline of the Book 
Chapter 2: Malaysia’s Historical Economic Inequality and Race Relations

  • Pre-colonial Malaya British Colonial Period (1786 until 1957)
  • Economic Inequality during the Colonial Period
  • 2nd Period: 1957-1970
  • Racial Riots of 1969 and the New Economic Policy
  • 3rd Period: 1970-2012
  • Corporate Assets 
  • Critique
  • Conclusion 


Chapter 3: The Asset Ownership

  •  The Composition of Wealth
  •  The Distribution of Household Wealth 


Chapter 4: Why the Gap? 

  • Age Cohorts, Education Level and Occupation
  • Education Levels
  • The Results Wealth Disparities
  • Additional Explanations 


Chapter 5: The Way Forward

  •  Liberalisation of Higher Education
  •  Meritocracy
  •  Policy Recommendations 


Chapter 6: Conclusion

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