The Historical Development of Foreign Investment in the Formation of the Malaysian Economy. Colonial Period-Post Independence

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2014 in the subject History - Asia, National University of Malaysia, course: History, language: English, abstract: The development of the Malaysian economy currently inherited from the previous three levels, beginning with the level of growth and rapid development of the natural resources industry, especially tin and rubber starting from the mid 19th century until the year 1914, followed by a period of volatility or instability of the natural resources industry in the period between the First and Second World War and last but not least the level of consolidation and rationalisation of the natural resources industry together with a diversified economy after 1945. For the purposes of smoothness and consistency in understanding the history of foreign investment during the British colonial and Malaysian post colonial periods, the history of foreign investment in Malaya will be analyzed in advance. The background of the study will focus on Malaya since the formation of its economy is the cord to the formation of the Malaysian economy. However, the contribution of Sabah dan Sarawak economic development in the formation of Malaysia's economy could not be denied.

Dr. Uqbah Iqbal is the Founder of Pitas Agriculture in Sabah, Malaysia. Winning Second Place in Malaysian Historical Essay Writing Competition 2013, he was the recipient of Research University Fellowship Scheme, Graduate on Time Award and Outstanding Student Award from Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities as well as the Youngest Ph.D. in History Holder and the only Malaysian achieved a Ph.D. in History in conjunction with the 43rd Convocation of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He's authoring notable books/ebooks such as The Historical Development of the Malay Nationalism Before Independence, The Historical Development of the Malay Society Economic Nature During Pre-Colonial Era, The Historical Development of British Investment n Malaya Before the Second World War, The Historical Development of Foreign Investment in the Formation of the Malaysian Economy and Sejarah Pemikiran Pandang Ke Timur: Kepentingan Jepun Dalam Pembangunan Sosio-Ekonomi Malaysia (1906-1980). His publications have appeared in a wide range of nternational and national journals such as TAWARIKH, SUSURGALUR, Management and Administrative Sciences Review, Social and Basic Sciences Research Review, Jurnal Kemanusiaan, Jurnal Sejarah, Jurnal Pengajian Melayu, Jebat, International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences, Asian Social Science and Geografia. He's also actively in the editorial board such as Asian Social Science, International Journal of Art and Literature, International Journal of Archaeology and History, American Journal of Social Sciences, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, History Research and Pratidhwani the Echo. Until present he has published in 371 journals, organizing 563 conferences worldwide, received 3,254 certificates and completed 3,000 courses on Alison in the field of IT, Health, Language, Business, Management, Personal Development, Sales and Marketing, Engineering and Construction and Teaching and Academics. He's also taking edX courses in the field of History of China from Harvard University and Tsinghua University. Through his involvement as a reviewer with the Nonfiction Authors Association, 29 of his reviewed books received Awards.