The problem of the new villages in Malaya



Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

1954

The problem of the new villages in Malaya

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This is an essay on the development and progress of the new villages in Malaya under the resettlement plan in the early 1950s, in the midst of fighting militant communism. It looks at the social and political factors and purpose for resettling squatters, Malay regroupings, economic security for the settlers, and the language problem faced by the settlers. It also highlights budget constraint faced by the Government of the Federation of Malaya.

Subjects

Villages--Malaysia--Malaya Village communities--Malaysia--Malaya Malaya--Social conditions--20th century

Categories

Public administration Community Development

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Title
The problem of the new villages in Malaya
Creators
  • Markandan, Paul
Subject
  • Villages--Malaysia--Malaya
  • Village communities--Malaysia--Malaya
  • Malaya--Social conditions--20th century
Publisher
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1954
  • Donald Moore, 1954
Contributors
  • Tan Yeok Seong
  • Tan Yeok Seong
Digital Description
application/pdf, maps
Table of Contents
  • Preface -- ch. 1. The facts -- ch. 2. The past -- ch. 3. The new village -- ch. 4. Malay regrouping -- ch. 5. Land reform -- ch. 6. The language problem -- ch. 7. Development of national outlook -- ch. 8. The future.
Copyright
  • All rights reserved. Paul Markandan, Donald Moore, 1954