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Privatizing the Rehabilitation of Idle Agriculture Land in Malaysia : Feedback from the Malay Folks

Amriah Buang

Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 9, Issue 2, September 2001

Keywords: Extent and causes of idle land, rural Malays' powerlessness, performance of government agencies in developing idle land, rationale for policy shift, privatization of rehabilitation of idle land

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Abstract

This paper presents the findings of studies regarding the attitude of rural Malays in Peninsular Malaysia pertaining to the development of their idle agricultural land, in particular, the prospects of the entry of private developers. The findings point to an inconsistency in their attitude, in that, while concurring to the need of resolving the idle land problem, the Malays were not prepared to have non-Malay private developers undertaking the task. Further probing highlights the fact that behind this refusal was a desire to relegate the task to the Malay younger generation as such bequeathing would ensure the continuity of the Malay dominance in this country.

ISSN 0128-7702

e-ISSN 2231-8534

Article ID

JSSH-0137-2001