Malaysian Maverick Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times |
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| Author:
| Wain, B. |
| Series title: | Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-25123-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.