The state, development, and identity in multi-ethnic societies [ ethnicity, equity, and the nation

This book examines ethnic communities, identity, economy, society and state, and the links between them, in a range of countries across Asia, challenging the widely held belief that an authoritarian political system is necessary to ensure communal co-existence in developing countries where ethnic mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gomez, Edmund Terence (Author), Tarling, Nicholas (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge , 2008
Series:Routledge Malaysian studies series
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Modernization, democracy, equity and identity
  • 2. Ethnicity
  • 3. Inter-ethnic relations, business and identity: The Chinese in Britain and Malaysia
  • 4. Beyond reductionism: State, ethnicity and public policy in plural societies
  • 5. Ethnic identity formation: The case of second generation Chinese and Vietnamese in the United States
  • 6. A world on fire?: Some notes on Burma
  • 7. Hidden in plain view: Singapore's race and ethnicity policies