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See Thillainathan (1976, particularly chapters III and VII) for a detailed analysis of this. 48 MALAYSIA -Malays and other indigenous people will own and operate at least 30% of the economically productive assets by 1990; -sectoral and occupational employment patterns must reflect the racial composition of the country's population by 1990. The NEP has no specific objectives in the field of housing, which, until the drafting of the TMP document, has been rather neglected as a policy area. The New Economic Policy was the subject of considerable controversy during the first few years after its inauguration in 1970, mainly related to questions of its consistency and feasibility.
23. See Goh Cheng Teik (1971) for an account and analysis of the election results and the ensuing events till the end of National Operations Council rule in February 1971. THE POLITICAL BACKGROUND TO DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 43 33 were in the hands of political allies of the Alliance, thus still giving the government a clear majority of 99 out of 144. At the state level the defeat of the Alliance was much more serious. In Kelantan the PAS opposition retained the majority and therefore the state government, in Penang the state government was captured by the Gerakan, in Perak the combined opposition wOQ the majority in the state assembly (but was unable to form the state government because of internal disagreements), while in Selangor a deadlock arose, the Alliance gaining exactly half of the 28 state assembly seats.
88-90). Unofficial estimates were much higher: figures of 2,000 killed have been quoted. 25. In Sabah all 16 parliamentary seats went to parties associated with the Alliance, while in Sarawak 9 out of 24 seats went to the SNAP (Sarawak National Party) opposition. 44 MALAYSIA During the period of NOe rule an intensive review of national policies and priorities had taken place. It was realized that communal compartmentalization and accommodation at the top could not safeguard the country from racial strife.