New Economic Policy (Malaysia)
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Did the NEP Succeed After Twenty Years?
The original timeframe of the New Economic Policy had ended — was the fate of the Malays truly transformed?
In 1990, the New Economic Policy's report card revealed two outcomes: the poverty rate plummeted significantly, but the 30 per cent equity target was not met. The real question was not simply declaring success or failure, but who changed their destinies through schools and jobs, and who gained more from licenses, shares, and concessions.
Should Malaysia Continue Affirmative Action Policies?
Five Decades of the New Economic Policy: Social Contract or Structural Injustice?
Since 1970, the NEP has distributed scholarships, contracts, and equity based on ethnicity. Bumiputera poverty fell from 65% to 2.8%, yet inter-ethnic income gaps remain wide. Have 56 years been enough, or does this policy still have unfinished business?