Malaysia Baru : réaménager la nouvelle dépendance du capitalisme malaisien à la Chine

In the aftermath of the elections of May 9th 2018, the Federation of Malaysia entered a new era, the so-called Malaysia Baru. Unexpected and of deep historical significance, this political change, spearheaded by the 92 age-old leader Mahathir Mohamad, paved the way for the country’s sovereignty to b...

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Main Author: Elsa Lafaye de Micheaux
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Language:English
Published: Association Recherche & Régulation 2019-03-01
Series:Revue de la Régulation
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/13949
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description In the aftermath of the elections of May 9th 2018, the Federation of Malaysia entered a new era, the so-called Malaysia Baru. Unexpected and of deep historical significance, this political change, spearheaded by the 92 age-old leader Mahathir Mohamad, paved the way for the country’s sovereignty to be taken back from China. Under the previous Prime Minister Najib Razak, China, the new center of gravity in East Asia, had moved closer to Malaysia in all respects, at the risk of increased dependence — and with the corollary corruption and high public debt — without altering its institutional architecture. In this text, based on a field survey among the main economic administrations, we propose an account of the first reforms, focusing on the measures taken with regard to China. It appears that cooperation between the two countries is rapidly reconfiguring itself, but not moving towards a rift: the relationship is deepening within the framework of an adjusted and agreed upon dependence on China, while it is the Malaysian accumulation regime, dominated by the State and international integration resulting from the 1971 New Economic Policy, that could move toward a distribution of income less unfavorable to work.
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spelling doaj-art-e0a060f30b2949e88c11b97b83a9cac52025-01-30T14:27:02ZengAssociation Recherche & RégulationRevue de la Régulation1957-77962019-03-012410.4000/regulation.13949Malaysia Baru : réaménager la nouvelle dépendance du capitalisme malaisien à la ChineElsa Lafaye de MicheauxIn the aftermath of the elections of May 9th 2018, the Federation of Malaysia entered a new era, the so-called Malaysia Baru. Unexpected and of deep historical significance, this political change, spearheaded by the 92 age-old leader Mahathir Mohamad, paved the way for the country’s sovereignty to be taken back from China. Under the previous Prime Minister Najib Razak, China, the new center of gravity in East Asia, had moved closer to Malaysia in all respects, at the risk of increased dependence — and with the corollary corruption and high public debt — without altering its institutional architecture. In this text, based on a field survey among the main economic administrations, we propose an account of the first reforms, focusing on the measures taken with regard to China. It appears that cooperation between the two countries is rapidly reconfiguring itself, but not moving towards a rift: the relationship is deepening within the framework of an adjusted and agreed upon dependence on China, while it is the Malaysian accumulation regime, dominated by the State and international integration resulting from the 1971 New Economic Policy, that could move toward a distribution of income less unfavorable to work.https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/13949DependencyMalaysia BaruMalaysia-China relationMahathir MohamadSovereigntypatronage
spellingShingle Elsa Lafaye de Micheaux
Malaysia Baru : réaménager la nouvelle dépendance du capitalisme malaisien à la Chine
Revue de la Régulation
Dependency
Malaysia Baru
Malaysia-China relation
Mahathir Mohamad
Sovereignty
patronage
title Malaysia Baru : réaménager la nouvelle dépendance du capitalisme malaisien à la Chine
title_full Malaysia Baru : réaménager la nouvelle dépendance du capitalisme malaisien à la Chine
title_fullStr Malaysia Baru : réaménager la nouvelle dépendance du capitalisme malaisien à la Chine
title_full_unstemmed Malaysia Baru : réaménager la nouvelle dépendance du capitalisme malaisien à la Chine
title_short Malaysia Baru : réaménager la nouvelle dépendance du capitalisme malaisien à la Chine
title_sort malaysia baru reamenager la nouvelle dependance du capitalisme malaisien a la chine
topic Dependency
Malaysia Baru
Malaysia-China relation
Mahathir Mohamad
Sovereignty
patronage
url https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/13949
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