This book, a reprint project of the Malaysia Study Programme of ISEAS, covers the duration from the time when data are available up to the early eighties. The book presents a comprehensive study of the multiracial population of the region for the period under consideration. The strength of the book lies in the authors deep familiarity with the country where he was educated up to secondary level, and even taught for some years in the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, in the sixties.
The Population of Peninsular Malaysia; Preliminary pages with Preface to the Reprint Edition 2007; 1. Introduction; 2. International Migration; 3. Population Growth, Distribution and Structure; 4. Internal Population Movements; 5. Mortality Trends and Differentials; 6. Nuptiality Trends and Patterns; 7. Fertility Trends and Differentials; 8. Labour Force; 9. Future Population Trends; Appendix A: Abridged Life Tables; Appendix B: Abridged Male Working Life Tables; Appendix C: Population Projections, 19802020; Appendix D: Sources of Demographic Statistics; Bibliography; Index.
