DOI
10.5642/envirolabasia.20170101.05
Abstract
Given Malaysia’s vast natural resources, the country has embarked on an ambitious set of development projects capitalizing on the opportunities afforded by extractive industrialization. Global and national demand for oil palm products, timber, and hydropower resources coupled with a governmental development agenda guided by neoliberal market principles has led to both economic growth and social and environmental injustice. This chapter argues for an alternative development model along the lines suggested by Escobar in addressing Malaysia’s path to development and fiscal well-being in a manner that safeguards its cultural and natural resources.
Recommended Citation
Kassam, Zayn
(2017)
"Considerations of Development in Malaysian Borneo,"
EnviroLab Asia:
Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/envirolabasia/vol1/iss1/5
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