Author: Edmund Terence Gomez

Edmund Terence Gomez is Professor of Political Economy at the Faculty of Economics & Administration, University of Malaya. He has held appointments at the University of Leeds (UK) and Murdoch University (Australia) and served as Visiting Professor at Kobe University, Japan and at the Universities of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and California (San Diego) (USA). Between 2005 and 2008, he served as Research Coordinator at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), in Geneva, Switzerland. Thirshalar Padmanabhan is currently pursuing a Masters of Development Studies degree at the University of Malaya. Norfaryanti Kamaruddin is a research officer with the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia. Sunil Bhalla obtained his post-graduate degrees from Universiti Putra Malaysia and the University of Malaya. Fikri Fisal is currently pursuing a Masters of Development Studies degree at the University of Malaya.