Abstract Of the Southeast Asian countries most badly affected by the 1997 financial crisis,
Malaysia and Thailand remain the most unsettled by its political fallout. Their present …

The 1997 Asian currency “crisis” affected Malaysians in profound ways and complicated
dominant nation and modernity narratives centered on economic growth and development …

Economic crisis sparked political mobilization in both Malaysia and Indonesia in the late
1990s, but with very different results. Reformism in competitive electoral authoritarian …

After toppling the 61-year dominant Barisan Nasional through a historic election victory in
May 2018, expectations are high for the new ruling government led by Mahathir Mohamad …

As a result of the financial crisis, some commentators see the reform process in the East
Asian states as an outcome of the disciplining behaviour of financial markets that will lead to …

This chapter enquires into the political struggles that have led to the gradual
institutionalization of neoliberal policies in India. As India witnessed a surge in …

Asia's recent financial crisis has been more than just an economic shock. In several key
instances it has unraveled entrenched economic and political regimes. Faced with …

Malaysia, like the other countries in East and Southeast Asia, experienced an economic
meltdown beginning from mid-1997. The meltdown was immediately caused by the sharp …

This paper looks at the background to Thailand's crisis of 1997 from the viewpoint of the
local political economy. The policy regime which had managed stable growth before 1985 …

Malaysia's impact on World Politics Exceeds the usual level of inf luence expected of a small
state in an international system. It has exercised a leadership role in the Commonwealth, the …