TRANSISI KEGIATAN EKONOMI MASYARAKAT MELAYU BRUNEI DI PANTAI BARAT BORNEO UTARA, 1881-1963

TRANSITION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF THE MALAY BRUNEI COMMUNITY ON THE WEST COAST OF NORTH BORNEO, 1881-1963

Abstract

Makalah ini membincangkan perubahan kegiatan ekonomi yang dialami oleh masyarakat Melayu Brunei dengan tamatnya pemerintahan Kesultanan Brunei di kawasan pantai barat Borneo Utara dari tahun 1881 sehinggalah tahun 1963. Dalam konteks kajian ini, perubahan penglibatan masyarakat Melayu Brunei dalam kegiatan ekonomi khususnya daripada berorientasikan tradisional kepada bentuk ekonomi kapitalisme akan menjadi fokus utama perbincangan di bawah pentadbiran British North Borneo (Chartered) Company (BNBC), Jepun dan Kolonial British. Perubahan dari sudut ekonomi dibahaskan bagi memahami ajukan masyarakat Melayu Brunei yang wujud sebagai sebuah entiti masyarakat berbeza daripada masyarakat Melayu di negara Brunei Darussalam.

This paper discusses the changes in economic activity experienced by Brunei Malay community after the end of the reign of the Sultanate of Brunei over the West Coast of North Borneo from 1881 until 1963. The study will focusing on the changes that occurs in the Brunei Malays’ as they became involved in economic activities; especially the changes from traditional to capitalism-oriented economy within the period under the British North Borneo (Chartered) Company (BNBC), Japan and the British Colonial administration. This economic change will be studied in order to understand the challanges faced by the Brunei Malay community that exists as an entity distinct from the Malay community in Brunei Darussalam.