Download or read book The Population of Malaysia (Second Edition) written by Saw Swee-Hock and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this book presents a most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the multiracial population of Malaysia, with painstaking effort and skill of the author in interpreting the vast array of materials and statistics at his disposal. The strength of the book lies in the author’s deep familiarity with the country where he was educated up to secondary level, taught for some time in the University of Malaya, and was even involved in the planning of population censuses. The book is indispensable to policy-makers and social scientists who wish to seek a greater understanding of the demographic issues facing the country.