Conclusion

The socio-economic inequality in Malaysia is a result of the elitist social and [unclear: econon] organisation of the country, and the free enterprise economic system which is [unclear: ground] on the principle of profit maximisation as the object - a western concept so culturally alien to us. And it should be obvious that the inherited elitist system [unclear: perpetuates] and is a function of, our education [unclear: system.] which was drawn up and brought to us by the British colonialists.

The education system is part and parcel of the total fabric of the Malaysian social, economic and political system. You can't change the educational system to serve the people and the country if the total system runs on self-interest and exploitation of the weak by the strong, the poor by the rich, and the illiterate by the educated.

This is not an impasse situation. If we recognise the deficiencies and antiquities of out education system and the irrelevance and morals, we can remain faithful to our ideals of a more just and equitable society, and we can work towards the fruition of these ideals based firmly on equality and humanity.