Contesting Malaysia’s Integration into the World Economy

Rajah Rasiah is Distinguished National Professor of Economics at the Asia Europe Institute, University of Malaya. He is the 2015 recipient of the Celso Furtado prize from the World Academy of Sciences for advancing the frontiers of social science thought. He was made Distinguished Professor of Economics in 2017 by Malaysia's Ministry of Higher Education, and awarded the Merdeka Prize for scholastic excellence in 2018.
Azirah Hashim is a Senior Professor in the English Language Department, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics. Her previous positions include Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Institute, Director of the Centre for ASEAN Regionalism, Dean of the Humanities Research Cluster, and Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics. She is also Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.
Jatswan S. Sidhu is an associate professor in the Department of International and Strategic Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. He is also Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), University of Malaya and Director, Centre for ASEAN Regionalism, University of Malaya (CARUM).