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