Industrialising Malaysia

Author : K. S. Jomo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134863914

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Industrializing Malaysia by K. S. Jomo Pdf

Despite growing concern over environmental issues and the sustainability of economic growth, industrialization is still generally associated with progress and development. This is particularly true of developing countries where industrialization is often the nation's top priority. Industrializing Malaysia presents a critical analysis of the experience of industrialization in Malaysia, examining the role, impact and efficacy of post-independence industrialization policies. The author refocuses attention on some major intended as well as unintended implications and consequences of policies and performance. A wide range of issues is covered: in addition to general historical commentaries and sectoral studies, there are analyses of direct foreign investment, technology, linkages, free trade zones, industrial estates, and rural development.

Author : C.C. Goldthorpe
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789971698362

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Rubber Manufacturing in Malaysia by C.C. Goldthorpe Pdf

Malaysia's rubber manufacturing sector is a prime example of an industry based on a locally produced agricultural resource. In Rubber Manufacturing in Malaysia, C.C. Goldthorpe draws on industrial policy theory along with many years of practical experience to examine the growth of rubber manufacturing in Malaysia. Over the past century, a series of technological discoveries resulted in the worldwide rise of a rubber production industry that manufactures tyres for motor vehicles, engineering components, household gloves and medical products. Goldthorpe argues that the production of rubber goods has played a significant part in the transformation of the country from primary commodity producer to newly industrialized economy, a position he supports by tracing the historical development of rubber-based industrial production and the effects of government policies promoting industrialization. Taken as a whole, the rubber industry is vertically integrated, with locally produced natural and synthetic rubbers used by the rubber manufacturing sector to produce latex products and general rubber goods for export markets.

Author : Maryam Qays Oleiwi
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781312782648

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Industrialized Building System: The Malaysian Approach by Maryam Qays Oleiwi Pdf

Author : Meredith L. Weiss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317629597

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Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Malaysia by Meredith L. Weiss Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Malaysia offers a broad, analytical survey of Malaysia. It provides a comprehensive survey of significant topics in Malaysian politics, economy, and society today, focussing on issues, institutions, and trends. It is divided into four thematic sections, which are all introduced by the editor: • Domestic politics • Economics • Social policy and social development • International relations and security. The volume brings together an international team of experts: an interdisciplinary mix of forty contributors from Malaysia and elsewhere, including many of the leading specialists on Malaysian affairs. The chapters included in the volume form an accessible and fascinating window onto contemporary Malaysia. They each introduce a different aspect of the Malaysian polity, economy, or society, offering both historical perspective and a current assessment or investigation. Designed for general readers and specialists alike, chapters may be read individually -- each stands on its own -- or conjointly. Up-to-date, interdisciplinary, and academically rigorous, the Handbook will be of interest to students, academics, policymakers, and others in search of reliable information on Malaysian politics, economics, and society.

Author : Terence Gomez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136112263

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Chinese Business in Malaysia by Terence Gomez Pdf

Chinese companies have managed to perform well in Malaysia, especially after the recession in the mid-1980s, due to a clear change in the Malay dominated government's attitude to Chinese capital. Despite the problems that prevail among UMNO politicians, the government has provided a stable economic environment and offers opportunities for domestic private investment, even for the Chinese. Given these circumstances, it does appear that Chinese capital in Malaysia has reasonable prospects for further growth in the immediate future. This study examines the dominant role of Chinese capital in the economy, providing in-depth empirical research on its mode of development and styles of operation. Covering the period from colonial times to the present day this study identifies key issues pertaining to Chinese business operations in Malaysia: ownership and control patterns, style of growth, relations with the state, politicians and other Chinese businessmen, and the manner of development of business abroad, whilst debunking the theory that large-scale Chinese capital is not very entrepreneurial in nature.

Author : Nicholas J. White
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134350322

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British Business in Post-Colonial Malaysia, 1957-70 by Nicholas J. White Pdf

This book explores the limits of the idea of 'neo-colonialism' - the idea that in the period immediately after independence Malaya/Malaysia enjoyed only pseudo-independence, because of the dominant position of British business interests.

Author : Mhinder Bhopal,Michael Hitchcock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136343797

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ASEAN Business in Crisis by Mhinder Bhopal,Michael Hitchcock Pdf

The impact of the Asia crisis has contributed to the debate about the need for regulation of global markets. This book outlines the events leading up to and during the Financial Crisis of 1997 and assesses the responses of the financial contagion.

Author : Greg Felker,K. S. Jomo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999-05-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134642083

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Technology, Competitiveness and the State by Greg Felker,K. S. Jomo Pdf

This volume, and its companion, Industrial Technology Development in Malaysia, examine and evaluate Malaysian industrialization in terms of its experience of and prospects for industrial technology development. The focus is on role played by state-sponsored innovation in the process economic development and in the context of national development strategies. Technology, Competitiveness and the State, provides a valuable analysis of the technological development of a Newly Industrializing Country and reflects on whether existing development strategies can be maintained in the wake of the financial crises sweeping the East Asian economies.

Author : Cecilia NG
Publisher : Springer
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349274208

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Positioning Women in Malaysia by Cecilia NG Pdf

Cecilia Ng documents the changing position of women in Malaysia. It is divided in three sections, each of which correspond to a different theme. The first section focuses on the role of the state in agricultural modernisation and its impact on rural women and the gender division of labour; the second explores the relationship of technological innovation and changing employment patterns in the industrial and digital economy. The final section attempts to link feminist theory and practice as articulated in the nascent Malaysian women's movement, and discusses the relevance of feminist theories in explaining the experiences of women in the developing world.

Author : Masahiko Aoki,Hyung-Ki Kim,Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1997-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191521881

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The Role of Government in East Asian Economic Development by Masahiko Aoki,Hyung-Ki Kim,Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara Pdf

The role of government in East Asian economic development has been a continuous issue. Two competing views have shaped enquiries into the source of the rapid growth high-performing Asian economies and attempts to derive a general lesson for other developing economies: the market-friendly view, according to which government intervenes little in the market, and the developmental state view, in which it governs the market. What these views share in common is a conception of market and government as alternative mechanisms for resource allocation. They are distinct only in their judgement of the extent to which market failures have been, and ought to be, remedied by direct government intervention. This collection of essays suggests a breakthrough, third view: the market-enhancing view. Instead of viewing government and the market as mutually exclusive substitutes, it examines the capacity of government policy to facilitate or complement private sector co-ordination. The book starts from the premise that private sector institutions have important comparative advantages over government, in particular in their ability to process information available on site. At the same time, it recognizes that the capabilities of the private sector are more limited in developing economies. The market-enhancing view thus stresses the mechanisms whereby government policy is directed at improving the ability of the private sector to solve co-ordination problems and overcome other market imperfections. In presenting the market-enhancing view, the book recognizes the wide diversity of the roles of government across various East Asian economies-including Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and China-and its path-dependant and developmental stage nature.

Author : Edmund Gomez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134487172

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Political Business in East Asia by Edmund Gomez Pdf

The relationship between government and business has become a central issue in East Asia since the financial crisis of 1997. As the Asian economies try to advance the reform process, recent scandals involving corruption and cronyism have demonstrated the ongoing significance of the issue. This edited book features a range of distinguished international specialists and explores the interaction between politics and business across the region. Detailed case-studies focus on Japan, China, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. This is the first comprehensive introduction to government-business relations in the region and makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the problems faced by the Asian economies.

Author : Martin Upchurch
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Economic policy
ISBN : 0720123674

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The State and Globalization by Martin Upchurch Pdf

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9971693402

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Malaysian Industrial Policy by Jomo Kwame Sundaram Pdf

Malaysian Industrial Policy argues that selective government promotion efforts have been successful and crucial for Malaysias industrialisation despite some disastrous consequences associated with the Mahathir governments heavy industrialisation programme. The authors present evidence to show that direct and indirect government interventions have induced and supported investments, accelerating the structural transformation of the Malaysian economy. However, industrial development in Malaysia has been modest compared with that in Northeast Asia because of weaknesses in industrial policy andexcessive reliance on foreign investments.

Author : Mina Roces
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000248357

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Women in Asia by Mina Roces Pdf

Women in Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation surveys the transformation in the status of women since 1970 in a diverse range of nations: Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, India, Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and Burma. Within these 13 national case studies the book presents new arguments about being women, being Asian and being modern in contemporary Asia. Recent social changes in women's place in society are untangled in recognition that not all change is 'progress' and that not all 'modernity' enhances women's status. The authors suggest that the improvements in women's status within the Asian region vary dramatically according to the manner in which women interact with the particular economic and ideological forces in each nation. Each contributor has focussed on a particular country in their area of expertise. They present innovative arguments relating to the problem of 'being women' in Asia during a period of dramatic social and political changes. Each national case study explores key social and economic markers of women's status such as employment rates, wage differentials, literacy rates and participation in politics or business. The effects of population control programs, legislation on domestic violence and female infanticide, and women's role in the family and the workforce are also discussed. The book poses questions as to how women have negotiated these shifts and in the process created a 'modern' Asian woman. Specialists from a variety of disciplines including history, anthropology, sociology, demography, gender studies and psychology grapple with the complexities and ambivalences presented by the multiple faces of the modern Asian woman. Complete with a list of recommended readings and a web-site with links to electronic resources, the book will be of particular interest to undergraduate students of Asian studies and women's studies as well as scholars and postgraduate students interested in comparative women's studies.

Author : Ooi Keat Gin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810876415

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The A to Z of Malaysia by Ooi Keat Gin Pdf

The A to Z of Malaysia encapsulates the development of Malaysia from prehistory to the early years of the 21st century. It covers not only Malaysia's history but also its politics, economy, multiethnic society, multiculturalism, scientific and technological developments, and the state of its environment. A host of contemporary issues and challenges are featured, including ethnic polarization, economic equity, and polygamy; concepts like Ketuanan Melayu (Malay Dominance), "Malaysian Malaysia," "Malay," and Islam Hadhari (Civilizational Islam); and terms like "Ali Baba" business, kiasi, bejalai, and "Twenty Points." Over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries are contained in this reference, covering everything from ethno-historical entries to those on culinary favorites and personalities. A chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and a bibliography complement the dictionary entries, enhancing the authoritative and up-to-date information provided.