... This essay will outline the consequences or legacies of colonialisation in Malaysia, namely;-polyculturalism and the structural transformation of Malaysia’s economy. ...
Colonialisation has left it’s legacy in Malaysia through the impact of polyculturalism.
The major consequence of colonialisation highlighted in “ the shaping of Malaysia” evolves from the development of a multiracial society. ... The British “ expanded into the straits settlements in 1826” their financial endeavours and success bringing immigrants to work for them, or pursue their own financial success from Indonesia, Borneo, The Phillipine Islands, China , India and the middle east. ...
The polycultural properties of it’s population can be attributed to colonialisation. ... The ethnic diversity of Malaysia, attributed to the influx of labor migration during the colonial period can be cited as being “ 59 % Malay, 26 % Chinese, 7 % Indian” ( University of Melbourne website)
Ethnic diversity brought on by colonialisation can be also manifested in language differentiation. ...
ECONOMIC LEGACIES]
Colonialisation left a marked legacy through the structural transformation of Malysia’s economy.
European colonial activity brought many economic legacies into the Malay world. ... One significant point that can be drawn out of the “formation of an export economy,” is the fact that the Malay economy, post colonially became externally instead of internally based as “ capital, entrepeneurship and wage labor had an external origin/”
The colonialisation of Malaysia resulted in the development of an export economy and the full extent of utilisationof mineral resources. ... Malay economic shadowing of the European economy can be directly linked to the legacy of colonialisation.
European domination in the region, had a powerful impact on all South east asian country’s, reaching into the post colonial era.Colonialisation had powerful post colonial effects that similarly affected both Singapore and Malaysia.
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