PUTRAJAYA: A CAPITAL FOR THE FUTURE
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https://doi.org/10.2218/unfamiliar.v2i2.71Abstract
This essay attempts to move the definition of capital beyond its usual economic context and explore its meaning in two different but related senses of the word: the seat of government and an entity that is recognised as valuable. I refer to how capital is transformed within the Malaysian government’s Vision 2020 development initiative, specifically the Putrajaya project. Plans for the future sought to implement the ultimate objective of a ‘fully developed’ Malaysia by building a technologically equipped city that houses the Prime Minister and federal bureaucracy. This essay reviews the government’s perceptions of the future and wonders how the not yet is made known. I argue that despite plans, visions and ideas of imminence and glory, the future remains unfamiliar. As such, capital will continue to transform.Downloads
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01-Dec-2012
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PUTRAJAYA: A CAPITAL FOR THE FUTURE. (2012). The Unfamiliar, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.2218/unfamiliar.v2i2.71