Malaysian Maverick Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times
Mahathir Mohamad turned Malaysia into one of the developing world's most successful economies. He adopted pragmatic economic policies alongside repressive political measures and showed that Islam was compatible with representative government and modernization. He emerged as a Third World champi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2009, 2009
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| Series: | Critical Studies of the Asia Pacific Series
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Mahathir Mohamad turned Malaysia into one of the developing world's most successful economies. He adopted pragmatic economic policies alongside repressive political measures and showed that Islam was compatible with representative government and modernization. He emerged as a Third World champion and Islamic spokesman by standing up to the West |
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| Physical Description: | X, 363 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780230251236 |