The Malay Dilemma

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The Malay Dilemma is a controversial 1970 political treatise that analyzes the socio-economic position of Malays in Malaysia and argues for affirmative action policies to address perceived ethnic imbalances.

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instanceOf book
advocates affirmative action for Malays
special rights for Malays
state intervention to correct ethnic economic disparities
argues Malays are economically disadvantaged compared to Chinese Malaysians
historical and structural factors contributed to Malay economic backwardness
positive discrimination is needed to uplift Malays
associatedWith Bumiputera ideology
linked to: Bumiputera

Malay nationalism
United Malays National Organisation
author Mahathir Mohamad
bannedIn Malaysia
banStatus ban later lifted in Malaysia
initially banned in Malaysia
controversial true
countryOfOrigin Malaysia
criticizedFor essentialist views of ethnic groups
justifying long-term ethnic preferences
racial stereotyping
criticizes British colonial legacy in Malaya
Malay political leadership of the time
laissez-faire economic policies in Malaysia
describes Chinese and Indians as immigrant communities in Malaysia
Malays as indigenous people of Malaysia
firstPublishedIn Singapore
focusesOn ethnic imbalances in Malaysia
socio-economic position of Malays
genre political non-fiction
socio-economic analysis
hasPerspective pro-Malay affirmative action
influenced New Economic Policy (Malaysia)
affirmative action framework for Bumiputera
language English
mainSubject Bumiputera policy
linked to: Bumiputera

Malays in Malaysia
linked to: Malay peoples

New Economic Policy of Malaysia
affirmative action
ethnic relations in Malaysia
notableFor impact on Malaysian public policy debate
role in Mahathir Mohamad’s political career
proposesPolicyDirection Malay ownership in corporate sector
quotas for Malays in education
quotas for Malays in public service
redistribution of wealth in favor of Malays
publicationContext post-1969 racial riots in Malaysia
publicationYear 1970
publisher Donald Moore Press

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Mahathir Mohamad authored The Malay Dilemma