Malaysia’s growth mirage fades


MALAYSIA’S biggest challenge today is not economic but political. It is coming to terms with a political order built on the promise of rapid growth.

For decades, growth made redistribution easier and postponed tough reforms. Now, as expansion slows, that old formula is showing cracks.

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