Modern Malaysia

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This paper examines the measures taken by the Malaysian government to end the disputes caused by the multi-ethnic nature of the country. The author points out that, since the 1969 ethnic riots brought the problem to the forefront, there has been a struggle between the ethnic Malay majority and ethnic minorities within the country. The paper states that this struggle has taken place largely due to the lack of economic integration.

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"The twentieth century has shown us some successful examples, as well as some tragic examples, of countries that are `cobbled' together out of multiple ethnic groups. It can readily be observed, when we take a look at world events, that these unions - like grafts in a physical body - sometimes `take', and other times they do not. For example, the ethnic tensions in the former Yugoslavia held in check for close to half a century by a strong leader, eventually revealed the whole concept of the Yugoslav nation to be a dismal failure."

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