Malaysia: In The Way Of Development - Indigenous Land-Rights Issues In Malaysia

Malaysia: In The Way Of Development - Indigenous Land-Rights Issues In Malaysia   S. Robert Aiken, and Colin H. Leigh, 2012   The Malaysian government regards the country's indigenous peoples as “backward” and in need of “modernization.” It aims to assimilate them into the so-called mainstream society and to incorporate their lands and resources into national and global markets. These policy objectives leave little scope for indigenous groups to pursue their own life projects....

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