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Book SynopsisDrawing on recent deconstructions in anthropology, postcolonial studies, and critical sociology, Malaysia and the Development Process situates and explores the phenomenon of international knowledge transfers within the context of globalization. Based on primary and secondary research, and a series of ''experiential'' reflections, fieldwork was conducted in two foreign electronics multinationals and a variety of public and semi-public institutions. The findings reassess issues of knowledge, power, subjectivity and agency, and the relations between the West and the non-West, as they are negotiated between and within multinational workplaces and local agencies in Malaysia.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Institutional Ethnography and Multivocality Chapter 3: Modernity and the International Management Gaze Chapter 4: Towards Vision 2020 And The New Malay[Sian] Chapter 5: Quality in the Service of Development Chapter 6: Mediating Culture and Mediation by Culture Chapter 7: Counter-Representations and Negotiations for Voice Chapter 8: Discussion and Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index
