The question of crossroads and critical transition / Abdul Rahman Embong & Tham Siew Yean -- Transforming Malaysia's economy through foreign direct investment / Tham Siew Yean -- Sharing the pie, towards a more equitable Malaysian society / Ragayah Haji Mat Zin -- Transnational migration and the contestation for urban space / Azizah Kassim -- Malaysia at a crossroads after the fading of the Japan model / Lee Poh Ping -- State-society relations in Malaysia / Abdul Rahman Embong -- Institutional reforms and bi-party political system / Helen Ting -- Islamization, Islamism, and identity politics in Peninsular Malaysia.